POLICE ARREST 26 KIDNAPPERS, 10 RAPISTS, OTHERS IN KADUNA, RECOVER 114 PHONES

“My achievements are: A total of 523 suspects have been arrested for involvement in various criminal activities, including: 26 kidnappers, 12 Cattle Rustlers, 97 Phone Snatchers, 17 Car Snatchers, 10 Rape Suspects, amongst others.
As we embark into the ember months, efforts have been intensified to tackle crime across the State. Black spots known for criminal activities were raided, leading to the arrest of over 350 suspects. Among those apprehended are suspects involved in phone snatching and Sara Suka, demonstrating a firm commitment to improving public safety and reducing crime during this critical period.”

”The Command has also recovered: Five (5) AK47 Rifles, Two (2) Pistols, One (1) Submachine Gun (SMG), 283 Rustled Cows and 20 Sheep, 105 Rounds of Live Ammunition and 102 Kidnap victims were rescued.”

”On 24th November, 2024, Kaduna State Police Command received a distress call reporting the suspicious activities of armed bandits in large numbers attempting to kidnap farmers harvesting beans in a farm via Idasu Village, Kidandan in Giwa LGA of Kaduna State. Upon receipt of the report, combined teams of Police Mobile Force and Conventional Police men stationed at a nearby village, swiftly mobilized to the location and engaged the bandits in a fierce gun battle. The firepower of the joint teams forced the bandits to flee into the forest with severe gunshot wounds.”

”The Operatives successfully rescued eighty-nine (89) kidnapped victims and recovered one (1) fabricated AK47 Rifle and five (5) rounds of live ammunition. The victims have since been reunited with their families while during the operation, one (1) of the Police Operatives sustained bullet wound on his cheek and currently receiving medical treatment in the hospital.”

“On 10th November, 2024 one Isah Musa ‘m’ while returning on foot from Ung/Shanu to Ung/Sarki along Ali Akilu highway, Kaduna was attacked by one Abdulmalik Aliyu ‘m’ of No.1 Layin Yan’Wanki, Ung/Shanu, Kaduna who was armed with a sharp matchet and cut off the wrist of Isah Musa and robbed him of his VINO Motorcycle, valued at Four Hundred and Fifty Thousand (N450,000:00) Naira . Upon receipt of the report, Police Operatives swung into action and arrested the suspect. During interrogation, the suspect asserted that he was a dismissed Soldier and case is still under investigation.”

“On 13th November, 2024, at about 4:30 hours, Officers from the Anti-Kidnapping Unit, of Kaduna State Command led by the Officer in Charge (OC), executed a targeted Operation at Gidan Sani around Jere Area of Kagarko, Kaduna State. During the Operation, the Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the Command arrested one Isa Saidu, 25-year-old ‘m’ suspected of involvement in Arms Trafficking and other related criminal activities. When search was conducted in the suspect’s residence, a fabricated Submachine Gun (SMG) was recovered. The suspect will be charged to court on completion of preliminary investigations.”

“On 20th November, 2024 at about 1230hrs, acting on credible information Police Patrol Team attached to Gabasawa Division, Kaduna swiftly acted and arrested two (2) suspected cell phones thieves namely, Bashir Suleiman ‘m’ and Mohammed Ibrahim ‘m’ of different addresses. Information at disposal indicated that the two (2) suspects specialized in attacking innocent passengers who patronizes Tricycle and smartly steal their cell phones. Upon interrogation, the suspects confessed to the crime and mentioned their criminal receiver one Abdulmalik Tafida, a resident of Abuja. When the search was conducted in their hideout, one (1) cell phone was recovered. The case is still under investigation.”