Operatives of the Nigeria police intelligence response team, working with the taraba state police command has arrested 11 suspected notorious kidnappers in Taraba state.
Spokesperson of the Force, CP Frank Mba stated that the suspects were arrested for their involvement in recent trend of kidnapping incidents in the state including the kidnapping of a serving personnel of the Nigeria Customs Service, kidnapping of a relative of the Emir of Jalingo and the killing of a Police Sergeant in Jalingo, the Taraba State capital.
He said the police team recovered seven AK47 rifles, two Beretta pistols, one hundred and twenty-one rounds (121) of live ammunition of different calibre, four magazines, masks, illicit drugs and other incriminating items during raids of various hideouts of the suspects in the state.
The suspects, Luka Adam, Shuaibu Nuhu, Moses Amos, Peters Mashi, Ahmadu Mallam, Adamu Mohammed, Dahiru Mallam Dalha, Gambo Isah, Sanusi Ahmadu, Mallam Mohammed Mauludu, Ibrahim Idi, all indigenes of Taraba State, were arrested by the Police team from their various criminal hideouts.
According to Mba, the arrests of the suspects followed after the deployment of the team by Inspector General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali, to the state to complement efforts of the state command in promptly containing the kidnapping trend, armed robbery and other violent crimes in the state.
"Police investigations revealed that the suspects, who have also been on the wanted list of the Taraba Police Command, are members of a notorious kidnap syndicate and have been evidentially linked to the recent upsurge in incidents of kidnapping in the State, including the deliberate and calculated attacks on security personnel. Investigations also revealed how two (2) of the suspects, Gambo Isah and Sanusi Ahmadu masterminded the killing of the Police Sergeant and left a Police Inspector with gunshot injuries in their recent operation to enable them escape arrest having abducted some victims in Jalingo recently," he said.
Investigations further revealed that the modi operandi of the suspects include trailing individuals - Business owners, Government Functionaries, motorists with flashy and exotic cars, etc - to their houses and thereafter planning and executing the kidnap of such persons. They also collect huge sums of money as ransom from relatives and friends of their victims before their release.
Also, during the course of the investigations, the police raided various criminal hideouts where kidnap victims are usually kept, rescuing the victims unhurt and reunited them with their families.
Mba said investigations are currently ongoing to arrests other suspects till at large.
IGP Alkali assured that the police will continue to work with all stakeholders in deepening the collective safety of the people of Taraba.
He condoled the family of the late Sergeant Ogidi Habu, adding that the Force will sustain efforts at improving public safety in all Nigerian communities.
Source: www.clintonsdaily.com
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