Police parades 14 for kidnapping, armed robbery

The Police on Thursday paraded 14 suspected kidnappers and armed robbers who operated along the Abuja-Kaduna highway.

The suspects, who belong to two separate gangs, were arrested at their hideouts and camps by personnel of the Intelligence Response Team and Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the Nigeria Police Force.

The arrest of the suspects was part of Operation Absolute Sanity designed to make the Abuja-Kaduna highway safe for road users.

Since the operation commenced few months ago, over 80 kidnappers and other criminals have been arrested.

Suspects paraded at Jere Police Station in Kaduna State were – Umar Mohammed Babuga (27), Umaru Kiri (26), Abdullahi Tambaya (25), Abdulkarim Musa (27), Isah Musa (30) and Sani Musa (27).

Others were – Nura Usman (37),  Bashiru Yusuf (25), Abdulrahman Abdul (20),  Abdullahi Bali (40), Abdulrahman Hassan Nagoma,  Usman Babuga (25) and Yeti Muhammad (32).

Items recovered from them included two AK47 rifles, 16 locally made guns, locally made AK47 rifle with ammunitions, cutlasses, sticks and charms of different sizes and colours.

Briefing journalists on the operation, the Force Spokesman, Jimoh Moshood, said: “Consequent on the reinforcement of Operation Absolute Sanity on Abuja- Kaduna Highway with additional two units of Special Police Forces by the Inspector-General of Police to tackle the gangs of Kidnappers that escaped arrest on Abuja – Kaduna Highway and relocated to some roads around Jere to Abuja axis, the suspects were arrested in their hideouts and camps where some of their victims were rescued.

“In the operation that is still ongoing, two different vicious and notorious kidnap for ransom gangs were dislodged and busted in their hideouts and camps between Jere – Kaduna and Jere – Abuja axis.

“A total number of 14 suspected kidnappers were arrested in the operation. They confessed to the offence and admitted to the various criminal roles they played in the commission of the crime.”

The police also said most of the suspects were identified by the victims for being responsible for their kidnap.

 

 

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