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The Nigeria Police, Wednesday, said its personal arrested 371 robbery suspects, 242 murder suspects and 186 suspected kidnappers arrested in October, as well as 63 suspects connected with unlawful possession of firearms, 217 rape suspects and 167 suspected cultists arrested during the period. ...READ THE FULL STORY FROM SOURCE ↔️
Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, made this known, Wednesday, while parading some of the suspects.
He also disclosed that 64 kidnap victims were rescued by police operatives across the country in the month of October, just as 210 firearms, 3,172 ammunition of various calibres, 118 stolen vehicles were recovered during the period.
Adejobi further explained that While giving the Delta State Command arrested 52 suspects including 34 suspected kidnappers, 12 suspected cultists, two suspected fraudsters and four suspected gunrunners.
He said the Borno state command’s crack squad coordinated a covert operation in Chingowa Village in Konduga local government area of the state on October 25, leading to the arrest of six suspected kidnappers identified as Modu Bindimi, Koso Modu Gana, Kassim Bulama, Isah Muhammed, Zarami Fantami and Modu Bunu.
The spokesperson said the suspects were found in possession of one pump action rifle, one live cartridge and other dangerous weapons, with the cash sum of N2,637,000.
According to Adejobi, “Upon interrogation, the suspects confessed to being responsible for several armed robbery and kidnapping incidents in Magumeri and Konduga local government areas of the state, as well as forceful extortion as tax from the villagers.
Speaking fuether, he disclosed that personnel of the FCT command trailed and arrested four notorious kidnappers namely: Yau Sani, a.k.a. Baba who is an ex-convict; Nuhu, a.k.a. Giwa; Kabiru Mohammed, and Yusuf Hassan, who were arrested at their criminal hideout in Sauka, a suburb of Abuja.
The FPRO said the gang confessed to attacking Dakwa, Dawaki, Aco Estate, Dupe Village at Zuma Rock, Kuchiko village and some villages in Niger and Kaduna states.
He said the suspects also led police operatives to another hideout in Gauraka Forest in Suleja, Niger State, where they dug out four AK-47 rifles, 13 AK-47 magazines and 162 rounds of 7.6 mm live ammunition.
Adejobi assured of the Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun’s dedication to enhancing the safety and security of the country, implementing various tactical operations, intelligence-led policing, and community engagement strategies.
He said the goal of these initiatives was to establish a substantial decrease in crime rates across the country and the record of significant strides in combating several times of violent crimes such as banditry, kidnapping, armed robbery, and cybercrime.
