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The police in Abia have arrested three suspects for allegedly robbing students of the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture (MOUAU) Umudike at gunpoint.

Maureen Chinaka, the spokesperson of the Abia state police command, said on Saturday the suspects were arrested based on reports of robberies by individuals dressed in the uniforms of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

She said the suspected robbers were apprehended at the Man-O-War base in MOUAU.

Chinaka said the state police got information on Tuesday that a four-man gang in EFCC uniforms was robbing the students at their residence.

She stated that the robbers dispossessed some of the students of their phones and forced them to transfer N120,000 to bank accounts.

Chinaka added that the police visited the crime scene in a probe that resulted in the arrest of the robbers at the MOUAU Man-O-War base.

She stated also that police recovered six stolen phones and the operational tricycle of the robbers from them.

Also recovered from the robbers were four EFCC jackets, two EFCC ID cards, one toy gun, and four EFCC search warrants.

“Investigations into the matter are still in progress,” the police spokesperson said.

“Abia people are advised to be security-sensitive and to report any suspicious activity to the police immediately whether the suspect is in uniform or not.”