Tuesday, June 18, 2024 -The Benue State Police Command has arrested three suspected kidnappers and rescued nine kidnap victims
The
spokesperson for the command, SP Catherine Anene, who disclosed this in a
statement in Makurdi on Wednesday June 19, said three other suspects were
arrested for fraud.
The PPRO noted that the suspected
kidnappers were responsible for the kidnap of some passengers of a Benue Links
vehicle after killing the driver.
“On the 13/06/2024 at about 1700hrs information was received
that, while a Benue links vehicle was conveying passengers from Onitsha to
Makurdi, gunmen suddenly emerged from a nearby forest around Ojano-Oglewu and
shot sporadically at the vehicle, causing the vehicle to stop at the forest,”
the statement read.
"The driver of the
said vehicle sustained gunshot injuries that led to his death while the
passengers were kidnapped.
“During the investigation, nine suspects
were rescued, while on 17/6/2024 three suspects, named Saleh Hassan ‘m’, Yakubu
Alhaji Kande and Yunusa Idris all of Keana LGA, Nasarawa State were trailed and
arrested in connection with the case
It added that the three suspected
fraudsters were arrested at Kigh village along Naka road on Monday.
“During the operation, one Philip Matthew
‘m’ 25 yrs, Haribu Jafai ‘m’ 27yrs and John Ode Arubi ‘m’ 24yrs, were
arrested,” the statement read.
The PPRO listed items recovered from the
suspected fraudsters include two iPhones, five laptops, different ATM cards,
and five 9mm live ammunition.
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