A criminal gang which specialises in robbing foreigners, visiting or living in Abuja has been nabbed by the Department of State Services ( DSS).
Members of the gang who robbed an expatriate in a high brow hotel in Abuja and carted away his money and other valuables were also arrested.
Tony Opuiyo, DSS spokesman revealed that two of the gang members, Ikechukwu Obalegwu and Ikechukwu Joseph Eke are in the net.
While Obalegwu carried out surveillance on potential targets for the group, Eke is the kingpin and mastermind of the whole operation, Opuiyo revealed.
DSS said it has almost recovered all the stolen items.
The DSS said it also arrested a notorious fraudster at Gwaron Dutse, Kano Municipal, Kano State.
The fraudster was identified as Auwalu Abdullahi Yakasai.
He was apprehended for allegedly defrauding Jaiz and Unity Banks of N100 Million and N50 Million respectively.
The Service also arrested one Bashir Shaibu, on 5 December, 2016 at Tsamiya village, Gezawa LGA of Kano State for obtaining money from unsuspecting victims through threat messages. He was arrested while in the process of defrauding another victim.
