FCT Police Storm Kidnappers’ Hideouts, Arrest Four, Recover Arms, Ammunition
By Sunday Etuka, Abuja
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has disclosed the arrest of four suspected kidnappers terrorising the nation’s capital.
According to a statement on Thursday by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, the suspected kidnappers were arrested by the Command’s Anti-Kidnapping Unit on 1st October 2024.
She said, the Force, acting on credible intelligence, trailed and arrested the four notorious kidnappers, namely: YAU SANI, a.k.a. Baba (an ex-convict), NUHU, a.k.a. Giwa, KABIRU MOHAMMED, and YUSUF HASSAN, at their criminal hideout in Sauka, Abuja.
SP Adeh said, the suspects confessed to being responsible for series of kidnappings of unsuspecting residents in FCT and its environs, killing seven (7) victims in the process.
She said, the gang have attacked Dakwa, Dawaki, Aco estate, Dupe Village Zuma rock, Kuchiko village and some villages in Niger and Kaduna.
They also led Police operatives to another hideout in Gauraka Forest, Suleja, Niger State, where they dug out four (4) AK-47 rifles, thirteen (13) AK-47 magazines, one hundred and sixty-two (162) rounds of 7.6 mm live ammunition.
The PRO said, the suspects also confessed their intending plans to attack some government institutions and estates within the FCT, which have been proactively prevented by the Command.
The Command reiterated its commitment to stamping out crime and criminality within the FCT, therefore, urged members of the public to report any suspicious or unusual activities to the following police emergency lines: 08032003913, 08028940883, 08061581938, and 07057337653. For complaints, please contact PCB at 09022222352 or CRU at 08107314192.
