Sunday, June 16, 2024 -Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command raided kidnappers' hideouts in an Abuja border community, neutralized a bandit and arrested three other suspects.
Spokesperson of the command, SP Josephine Adeh, who
disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, June 15, 2024, said the suspects
confessed to being involved in a series of kidnapping incidents and other
heinous crimes in FCT and its environs.
“In the continuous effort against criminality in FCT,
operatives from UTAKO Divisional headquarters, led CSP VICTOR O.GODFREY stormed
an identified kidnappers hideouts in Chikara, Kogi state bordering FCT, and
Zuba, Abuja, in a streak of clearance operation between June 8 and 13, 2024,
and arrested three suspects: Mahammadu Isa, 27 'm' of Dantata Abuja, Likita
Idris, 27 'm' of Kogi state, and Isiyaku Muhammedu, 22 'm' of Kogi state,” the
statement read.
"The sudden appearance of the police operatives
in the kidnapper's camp resulted in a gun duel. However, the bandits were
overwhelmed by the firepower of the police operative, as one of the bandits by
name Abdusallam Abdulkadir got hit during cross-fire, and the three suspects
were arrested.
"The suspects have confessed to being involved in a
series of kidnapping incidents and other heinous crimes in FCT and its
environs.
"An English pump-action gun, a locally fabricated
pistol, two live cartridges, cutlasses, knives, and items reasonably believed
to be charms were recovered from the suspects.
"While the investigation is still ongoing, the
commissioner of police, FCT, CP Benneth C. Igweh, psc, mni, reiterates the
command's commitment to ensuring the safety and security of the residents of
the nation's capital.
“He also urges the residents to be vigilant and take
advantage of the police emergency lines in reporting suspicious activities
through 08032003913, 08028940883, 08061581938, and 07057337653 PCB:
09022222352, CRU: 08107314192.”
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