The Kaduna State Police Command says it has detained 11 suspected kidnappers in its custody and recovered weapons in their possession.
The Spokesperson of the command, Mansir Hassan, disclosed this in a statement he issued in Kaduna on Thursday.
Hassan recalled that a district head was kidnapped on August 14 and released on August 16.
The Assistant Superintendent of Police said: “On September 2, at about 0500hrs, police operatives of Saminaka in collaboration with a team of local hunters group while acting on credible intelligence, carried out raids in three different villages in Lere Local Government Area.
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“The villages are Maraban Wasa, Gurzan Hakimi Mariri, and Abugan Kurama.
“Five suspects were arrested in relation to the kidnapping of the district head.”
The command’s spokesman said the five suspects were Abdulhamid Abubakar, aka Bala; Danjuma Luka, aka Uba; Ayuba Simon; and Idi Saleh.
Hassan added: “The exhibits recovered from the suspects included one fabricated single-barrel gun, one green Golf car, one Bajaj motorcycle, and eight mobile phones.
“On September 2 at about 2100hrs, the police operatives while acting on credible information about a suspicious movement of bandits, laid an ambush in a motor park.
“At about 0510hrs the following morning, six suspects were arrested in connection to the incident.
“The suspects included, Lawal Murtala, Isa Kabiru, Auwal Surajo, Kamala Lawal, Umar Adamu and Kabiru Liman.”
The Police Public Relations Officer said exhibits recovered from the suspects included four fabricated AK-47 rifles, two english pistols, two pump-action guns, 24 cartridges, 29 rounds of live ammunition of various calibres and a large quantity of assorted charms.
Hassan said others included one walkie-talkie, one axe, and a cash sum of N908,600.
He added: “On September 3, at about 2200hrs, the police operatives were informed that a suspected bandit was lodging in a hotel within the Tafa area of Kagarko Local Government, Kaduna State.”
He said in response, a patrol team was swiftly mobilised and dispatched to the scene.
Upon arrival, the team arrested one Yahaya Yusuf, a 41-year-old male from Kabo Village, Gurara Local Government Area of Niger State.
He added that during investigation, the suspect confessed to his involvement in cattle rustling and kidnapping in Niger and Kaduna States, adding that one Tecno cellphone was recovered from the suspect.
Hassan said the Command’s Commissioner urged the public to continue cooperating with the police as the command intensified its efforts to clamp down on criminals and their activities within the state.
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