armed robbery gang that has been
terrorising its citizens.
According to Dubai's influential online
newspaper, Gulf Today » , a Nigerian » armed
robbery gang that has been terrorising the
country has been busted and the members
arrested by the Ajman Police Command. The gang
comprising of five Nigerians » , were involved in
armed robbery at the Al Mustaqbal money
exchange in Sheikh Rashid Bin Humaid Road in
Ajman, a town in that country. The gang managed
to steal Dhs2,75,000 including various foreign
currencies.
Brigadier Sheikh Sultan Al Nuaimi, Deputy
Ajman Police chief, said that the incident took
place last week when the gang members entered
the exchange and attacked and assaulted its
employees, threatening them with toy guns before
emptying the premises of its cash and fleeing.
The gang members entered the country on a visit
visa, which expired long time ago. He added that
the police operations room received a call about
the robbery at around 10.30 pm last Thursday.
However, the suspects managed to escape before
the police arrived on the scene, as the employees
failed to activate the alarm in order to alert the
police. Lt Col Abdullah Saif Al Matroushi,
director-general of CID at Ajman Police, said that
police formed a special team to investigate the
case.
The police team used sniffer dogs to trace the
movement of the suspects and found the shirt of
one of the suspects and a toy gun used in the
crime.
The police also used the footage obtained from
surveillance cameras installed at the exchange
house and the street, which assisted in revealing
their car plate number and its description.
In cooperation with the Sharjah and Dubai Police,
the team managed to identify the suspects and
their location. One of the suspects was arrested in
a street in Sharjah. He then led the police team to
his accomplices in Dubai. In coordination with the
Dubai Police, the team raided the house of the
suspect and arrested the other four.
Upon inspection of the suspect's residence, the
police seized Dhs11,000, receipts of purchases of
gold, garments and various items, as well as
money transfer to their country and currencies
including US dollars, Euros, Omani riyals and
other currencies.
The suspects confessed to their crimes and were
referred to the Public Prosecution. The police
officials urged the public to take proper
precautions to avert such crimes.
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