The Kaduna state Police Command said it has arrested 143 kidnappers and robbers in the last two months.
Kaduna State Commissioner of Police, Ali Dabigi, made the disclosure on Thursday while parading the suspects at the state command.
CP Dabigi said the number comprised of 70 suspected kidnappers, and 73 suspected armed robbers, adding that 9 bandits were neutralized within the period under review.
He disclosed further that operatives of the command also arrested 985 suspected phone snatchers while 5 AK-47 rifles and 7 locally made arms were recovered.
Furthermore, 1,817 rounds of live ammunition and 8 vehicles of different brands were recovered, while 8 suspects were arrested in connection with the car thefts.
Also within the period under review, Dabigi said, 7 motorcycles of different brands were recovered including 1 tricycle while 1 suspected railway vandal was arrested and 29 rustled cattle were recovered.
Another arrest made within the period under review, Dabigi said, included that of a woman, Aisha Abubakar, who was intercepted and arrested with 550 rounds of AK-47 ammunition on Sunday, 23rd June 2024 at about 10am, by police operatives acting on an intelligence report.
According to the CP, “she was found with five hundred and fifty (550) rounds of AK47 live ammunition, which she had collected from a man named Muhammad (surname unknown) from Loko, Nassarawa State.
“She was transporting the ammunition to a place in Katsina, called ‘Yan Tumaki’. She was arrested while in transit along Kaduna – Zaria highway. She confessed to the crime and the investigation is ongoing”, he said.
He also disclosed that operatives recovered a stolen diplomatic vehicle on 25th June 2024 at about 12:25am, which actionable intelligence reports indicated that the vehicle was snatched at gunpoint in Abuja and was heading towards Kaduna.
“Our surveillance team was immediately mobilised to block the Nnamdi Azikwe Expressway. The suspects came in contact with the operatives at the Floor Mill area, where they left the vehicle and took to their heels”.
According to the CP, the vehicle is said to belong to the Embassy of Sao Tome and Principe, and the case will be transferred to FCT Command, the jurisdiction of the crime.
“These achievements are part of the testament to the hard work and dedication of the officers and men of the Kaduna State Police Command. We remain committed to serving and protecting the people of Kaduna State with integrity and professionalism”, the police chief in the state said.
