Nigeria, April 25 -- The police have arrested three suspected members of a notorious armed robbery syndicate in Kaduna and recovered 10 stolen vehicles.

The operation, carried out by operatives of the Force Intelligence Department Special Tactical Squad (FID-STS), led to the arrest of Abubakar Musa (36), Hassan Umar (30), and Joshua Raphael (20) on 16 March.

Police authorities disclosed that preliminary investigations identified Mr Musa, the alleged ringleader, as a dismissed corporal of the Nigerian Army who had been impersonating a serving soldier to evade arrest while coordinating robbery operations across the state.

In a statement issued on Friday by the Force Public Relations Officer, Anthony Placid, the police said the syndicate ...