Hardship forced me into robbery, says Imo poly student

A student of the Federal Polytechnic, Nekede, Imo State, Promise Agonwu, has explained that he went into armed robbery because he could no longer cope with the hardship in the country.

Agonwu, who is an OND 2 student, was one of the six suspected cultists and armed robbers paraded in Port Harcourt on Wednesday by the Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Mustapha Dandaura.

Agonwu told our correspondent that he was arrested at the Agip area of Port Harcourt during a robbery operation. “I am an OND 2 student of Computer Science at the Federal Polytechnic, Nekede, in Imo State. I am Promise Agonwu from the Etche Local Government Area of Rivers State.” The suspects, according to him were arrested in the Obibi forest, Etche, during an operation by the police in conjunction with sister security agencies following a tip-off.He listed the arms and ammunition recovered from the forest to include three AK-47 rifles, one pump action gun, one Barretta pistol, two locally-made pistols, six magazines and one cut-to-size gun.

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

MobilePunch /  🏆 8. in NG

Nigeria Latest News, Nigeria Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Uzodinma sends 22 commissioners designate to Imo Assembly
Read more »

Imo: Ihedioha camp warns Uzodinma govt over allegation of massive protest - Daily Post NigeriaThe camp of Emeka Ihedioha, Wednesday night, condemned the Imo State Government's accusation that the former governor was planning a massive protest in
Read more »

Imo accuses Ihedioha, PDP of alleged plan to protest againThe Imo State Government has disclosed of plot by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the state to stage protests Thursday during...
Read more »

Imo Gov Uzodinma nominates 22 commissioners [Full list] - Daily Post NigeriaImo Governor, Hope Uzodinma, on Wednesday, sent the names of 22 commissioner-nominees to State House of Assembly for screening Already, the Speaker has
Read more »

Uzodinma nominates 5 women, 17 others as Imo commissioners – Daily TrustGovernor Hope Uzodinma of Imo state has sent the names of five women and 17 others as commissioner-designates to the state’s House of Assembly.
Read more »

$22.7n foreign loan: Imo Assembly makes case for southeast states - Daily Post NigeriaThe Imo State House of Assembly led by Chiji Collins, has asked that the southeast states be included in the sharing of 22.7 billion dollars recently
Read more »