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The police in Cross River State have arrested three men, Igwe Abeng Igwe (25), Denis Godwin (23) and Ogar Ating (27), who allegedly stole valuables from a hotel in Calabar.

In a statement, the Nigeria Police Force Zone spokesman, Nelson Okpabi, said that the three suspects had confessed to the Zone 6 Assistant Inspector General (AIG) of Police, Jonathan Towuru, to have disguised themselves as guests which enabled them to access the hotel.

He explained that the owner of the hotel, Bassey Okon Etim, wrote a petition against the suspects following which a squad headed by ACP Emeka Onyekaba investigated which led to the arrest of the trio.

The statement reads in part: “The suspects on interrogation confessed to stealing from the petitioner’s Bebobsco Hotel, No 62, Old Odukpani Road, Calabar, on 5th June, 2023, having disguised themselves as genuine guests.

“The team executed a search warrant in their houses and recovered an unregistered red Topstar motorcycle with Labour Party logo, chassis No. LKIPCK16M1008057, engine No. 162FMJ51011509; one Senwei petrol generator; one Century 32” television, one Samsung 24” television, OX standing fan; television; a mattress; one GOTV decoder; duvets, pillows and bedsheets.”

He added that the suspects also led the team to one Ekpe David Efioette, aged 23, who received the generator and resold to one Becky Osinachi Chukwu, where a search was executed and the generator recovered.