Nigeria, Jan. 12 -- The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested three suspected members of a notorious "one-chance" armed robbery syndicate linked to the murder of a legal practitioner, Mediatrix Chigbo, in Abuja.

Announcing the arrests in a statement on Sunday, the police said the development marked "a major breakthrough in its sustained fight against violent crime," adding that the suspects were involved in "the gruesome murder" of the lawyer.

According to a statement issued by the command's spokesperson, Josephine Adeh, the arrests followed "clear directives issued by the Commissioner of Police, FCT Command, Miller Dantawaye, to ensure that all perpetrators connected to the heinous murder of the victim and other s...