GUNMEN suspected to be armed robbers in the early hours of Tuesday visited the official residence of a former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Mohammed Uwais, and carted away “valuables”, The PUNCH has learnt.
Sources close to the ex-CJN told our correspondent that the robbers visited Uwais official residence in Asokoro, Abuja, between 1am and 2am on Tuesday.
Uwais was the CJN between 1995 and 2006 and was later appointed the chairman of the electoral reform committee set up by the former late President Umar Yar’Adua.
The robbers were said to have beaten up security personnel at the house.
They reportedly climbed the rear fence of the house and went straight to the bedroom of the former CJN.
It was learnt that the hoodlums carried out their operation for about an hour without arousing suspicion of any other member of the household.
They were said to have locked the former CJN in his study room while they ransacked his bedroom.
Those who spoke with our correspondent could not ascertain what was carted away by the gunmen. They merely said the robbers made away with valuables.
The Inspector General of Police, Suleiman Abba, was said to have visited the house on Tuesday morning.
But when contacted, the Police Public Relation Officer, Federal Capital Territory Command, Anjuguri Mamzah, an Assistant Superintendent of Police, said he was not aware of the incident.
“I am not aware of the incident please,” Mamzah said.
Source: Punch
Recent Posts
Another Bangladeshi blogger hacked to death
A masked gang wielding machetes has hacked a blogger to death in northeastern Bangladesh in the t[...]
May 12, 2015Four suspects in the Lekki bank robbery apprehended by the police
Four suspects involved in the deadly Lekki Phase bank robbery in March which resulted in the deat[...]
May 12, 2015Remembering Bob Marley, the King of Reggae
Robert Nesta "Bob" Marley OM (6 February 1945 – 11 May 1981) was a Jamaican reggae singer, songwr[...]
May 12, 2015Japanese porn industry hit by shortage of men. 70 men to 10,000 women
Japanese $20billion porn industry is under threat as their men have refused to participate. Accor[...]
May 11, 2015First son of Nnamdi Azikiwe, Chukwuma dies at 75
The first son of first Nigerian Head of State, Nnamdi Azikiwe, Chief Bamidele Azikiwe has died at[...]
May 11, 2015Family and church members of Pastor held by the NDLEA for drug trafficking disappear
The family and church members of the 43-year-old pastor, who was arrested by operatives of the [...]
May 11, 2015
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Thank God no one get killed or injured, thats d most important thing
ReplyDeleteAwww, sorry abt that
ReplyDelete