The Commissioner of Police in the state, Ayodele Sonubi, said this on Friday at the Police Headquarters in Ibadan.
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He spoke in reaction to a story with the headline: “Nollywood Actor Among Nine Alleged Kidnappers Killed in Lagos.”
According to a recent report, 3,707 citizens have been killed and 3,238 abducted between May 2023 and now.
It was gathered that many people were reportedly kidnapped around the Area Command and Ilishan City Gate on the ever busy road by gunmen who ambushed them at about 9 pm.
Obi stated this in a statement via his X handle on Sunday.
Commissioner of Police in charge of the FCT, Benneth Igweh, said this during a media briefing on Thursday in Abuja.
The Force Public Relations Officers, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said this during a media briefing on Wednesday in Abuja.
The spokesman of the Command, Ramhan Nansel, disclosed this to newsmen in a statement he issued on Wednesday.
FCT Commandant of the NSCDC, Olusola Odumosu, revealed this during surveillance of the Dafara community on Tuesday.
The defendants, whose addresses were not provided, were charged with kidnapping, murder, robbery and conspiracy.
Their offences included abduction, kidnapping, armed robbery, murder, defilement and vandalism within the period.
The Command’s Commissioner, Hussaini Gumel, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria on Saturday.
The spokesperson of the Command, Irene Ugbo, confirmed the arrest of the gang members to newsmen on Wednesday.
A Federal High Court (FHC), Abuja has convicted and sentenced two of the four defendants alleged to have kidnapped Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN, to a 20-year-jail term each.
A Traditional Ruler, Oba Adebanji Aladesuyi, the Onijan of Ijan-Ekiti, has called on the Ekiti State Government and security agencies to redouble efforts to tackle incessant kidnapping in various parts of the State.
The Zamfara Police Command on Sunday reassured the general public that the security operatives were making efforts to rescue the remaining kidnapped students of the Federal University Gusau from the kidnappers.
The Nigerian Police Force said it has concluded plans to combat motor vehicle-associated crimes with a digitalised Central Motor Registry.
Retired Rear Admiral Yaminu Musa, the Coordinator, National Counter-Terrorism Centre in the Office of the National Security Adviser, says proceeds of kidnapping are being used to partly finance terrorism.
The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has arrested Bunmi Samuel, a mother of two, her boyfriend and 12 others over various alleged crimes, including kidnapping, armed robbery and burglary.
The Police Command in Adamawa, in synergy with some professional hunters, had arrested 32 suspects in connection with kidnapping activities in the state.