Five suspected kidnappers have been arrested by Operatives of Nigerian Police Force, serving in Sokoto state command.
A press statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi said the suspects were arrested along the Bodinga-Tambunwal Highway on February 13th, 2024 at about 8:30PM.
ACP Adejobi gave the names of the suspects as Abdullahi Ali, Aliyu Mohammed, Abdullahi Umar, Aliyu Abdullahi and Mohammed Anas, adding that three (3) AK-47, 90 rounds of live ammunition, and 3 AK-47 magazines were recovered from them.
He also stated that on 14th February, many bandits were killed along Gigane Village, Sokoto State while GPMG rifle with six (6) live ammunition was recovered at the scene..
The statement reads:
In continuation of the fight against armed bandits, criminals, and insecurity in Nigeria, on the 13th of February 2024, at about 2030hrs, operatives of the Sokoto State Police Command, acting on gathered intelligence, intercepted and arrested a group of Five (5) persons suspected to be members of a kidnapping syndicate along the Bodinga-Tambunwal Highway.
The suspects were found in possession of three (3) AK-47, 90 rounds of live ammunition, and 3 AK-47 magazines.
The suspects are Abdullahi Ali, Aliyu Mohammed, Abdullahi Umar, Aliyu Abdullahi and Mohammed Anas all confessed to the crime and revealed they were on their way to Tambuwal for a kidnapping operation before being thwarted by the men of the Nigeria Police Force.
Similarly, on the 14th of February 2024, at about 5.50pm, some suspected bandits were spotted close to Gigane Village, Sokoto State, and were immediately pursued by operatives of the State Tactical Team. Upon contact, the bandits engaged the operatives in a fierce gun duel, and some of them were neutralized, while one GPMG rifle with six (6) live ammunition was recovered at the scene.
Efforts are intensified to locate other fleeing members of the gang and criminally minded elements in the state and cause them to face the wrath of the law.
ACP OLUMUYIWA ADEJOBI
FORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER
FORCE HEADQUARTERS ABUJA
15TH FEBRUARY, 2024.
