Friday, August 14, 2026 - The Police Command in Kaduna State says it has arrested six suspected kidnappers and dismantled a suspected kidnappers’ hideout in Ikara Local Government Area of the state.
The command’s spokesperson, DSP Mansir Hassan, disclosed
this in a statement issued in Kaduna on Thursday.
Hassan said the suspects were arrested following credible
information from a kidnap victim who escaped from captivity, and intelligence
provided by members of the public.
He said the victim reported his abduction to the police on
Tuesday and identified a house belonging to one Ja’e Samalu, 65, of Dogon Pako
Village, Ikara, as the location where he was held captive.
“Upon receiving the complaint, the Ikara Police Division
promptly mobilised officers, in collaboration with members of the local
vigilante service, to raid the location,” he said.
He said the operation led to the arrest of six suspects aged
between 20 and 65.
The police spokesperson added that the suspects were
currently in police custody, while investigation continued to establish their
individual roles in the crime.
“Efforts are also ongoing to apprehend other members of the
criminal network,” he added.
Hassan quoted the Commissioner of Police in the state, CP
Muhammad Rabiu, as commending the operatives and members of the public for
providing timely information.
Rabiu urged residents to remain vigilant and promptly report
suspicious persons, movements and activities to the nearest police formation.
The commissioner also warned residents to be wary of
criminal elements, who might use residential buildings as hideouts or holding
facilities for kidnapped victims.
He stressed that community vigilance and timely
information-sharing remained critical to preventing and dismantling criminal
networks in the state.
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