Police Arrest Ex-Minister’s Son Over Alleged Robbery At Bureau De Change
The police has reportedly arrested the son of an ex-minister over an alleged robbery attempt at an Abuja Bureau De Change. The suspect whose father is a former Minister from Benue State, is in detention pending the conclusion of investigation over last week's attack on the BDC. He was accused of carrying out the operation in one of his father’s cars and a locally made rifle. A source told The Nation; “The former Minister’s son allegedly stormed a Bureau De Change in Abuja last week with a locally made rifle in order to haul some cash. He came to perpetrate the act in one of his father’s cars. “But while allegedly robbing the BDC, he was caught by vigilant forex marketers and beaten to a pulp before being handed over to the police. The angry mob also smashed his father’s car which he used for the ‘operation’. ”Preliminary findings have confirmed that the suspect, who is an officer with a Federal agency in Abuja, is used to free money...