11 SUSPECTED KIDNAPPERS ARRESTED BY POLICE IN KADUNA
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In separate operations around the state, Kaduna State Police Command personnel captured eleven alleged kidnappers and seized multiple rifles and ammunition.
According to a statement written by the command’s public relations officer, ASP Mansir Hassan, the suspects were arrested in connection with the kidnapping of a district head on August 14, 2024, who was freed two days later.
He explained that police officers, along with local hunters, combed three villages in the Lere Local Government Area and arrested five people accused of kidnapping. They also recovered a locally built single-barrel pistol, a vehicle, one motorcycle, and many mobile phones.
“In connection with the kidnapping incident of a district head on August 14, 2024. Where The victim was released on August 16, 2024. On September 2, 2024, at about 0500hrs Police Operatives of Saminaka in collaboration with a team of local Hunters Group, Acting on credible intelligence, carried out raids in three different villages in Lere Local Government Area, namely Maraban Wasa, Gurzan Hakimi Mariri, and Abugan Kurama.
“Five suspects were arrested namely, one Abdulhamid Abubakar a.k.a. Bala, 30 years old, one Danjuma Luka a.k.a. Uba, 25 years old, one Ayuba Simon, 50 years old and one Idi Saleh, 57 years old.
The defendants’ exhibits included a phoney single-barrel gun, a green Golf, a Bajaj motorcycle, and eight mobile phones.
In another operation, police caught six additional people in a parking lot, recovering four made AK-47 rifles, two English handguns, two pump-action firearms, and a huge sum of cash.
Police officers also nabbed a suspected bandit at a hotel in the Tafa area of Kagarko Local Government Area in Kaduna State after obtaining credible information about his criminal activity.
“On the 2nd of September, 2024, at about 2100hrs, Acting on credible information about a suspicious movement of bandits, Police operatives lay an ambush in a motor park. A search was conducted, leading to the recovery of four fabricated AK-47 rifles hidden within a consignment.
Six people were arrested in connection with the incident around 0510 a.m. the next day. The suspects include Lawal Murtala (M), Isa Kabiru (M), Auwal Surajo (M), Kamala Lawal (M), Umar Adamu (M), and Kabiru Liman.
Exhibits recovered from the suspects include four fabricated AK-47 rifles, two English pistols, two pump-action guns, 24 cartridges, 29 rounds of live ammunition of various calibres, a large number of assorted charms, one walkie-talkie, one axe, and a cash sum of ₦908,600.00.
“Additionally, On the 3rd of September, 2024, at about 2200hrs Acting on credible information from a reliable source, police operatives were informed that a suspected bandit was lodging in a hotel within the Tafa area of Kagarko Local Government, Kaduna State.
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“In response, a patrol team was swiftly mobilized and dispatched to the scene. Upon arrival, the team arrested one Yahaya Yusuf, a 41-year-old male from Kabo Village, Gurara Local Government Area of Niger State. During the investigation, The suspect confessed to being involved in cattle rustling and kidnapping in Niger and Kaduna. One Tecno cellphone was recovered from the suspect.
“The Commissioner of Police, Kaduna State Command, urges the public to continue cooperating with the police and assures that the command will intensify its efforts to clamp down on criminals and their activities within the state”.
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