Nigeria, April 30 -- The police in Cross River State have arrested a 26-year-old man, Daniel Saviour, for alleged armed robbery, assault and unlawful possession of a firearm in Calabar.

Sunday Eitokpah, the police spokesperson in the state, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, saying the suspect was apprehended after an intelligence-led operation.

Mr Eitokpah, an assistant superintendent of police, said the arrest followed a complaint lodged by a victim identified simply as Gabriel on 26 April at the Ikpa Omin Police Division located in Calabar Municipality Local Government Area, Cross River.

According to the statement, the complainant alleged that the suspect confronted him over the whereabouts of his brother, Isaac, before laun...