The Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the FCT Police Command has apprehended two infamous kidnappers.
The Drive Public Relations of the FCT Police Command, SP Josephine Adeh in an announcement on Thursday, mentioned the abductors have been arrested following a raid on their camps bordering Nasarawa and Abuja by way of Kuje space council, at about midnight on Thursday.
Adeh mentioned the bandits, on sighting the operatives, opened fireplace and engaged the police in a gun duel, however have been ultimately overpowered.
He added that Habu Yakubu and Isufu Abubakar, who have been kidnapped within the Kuje Space Council, have been rescued unharmed.
The assertion learn partly, “The Police operatives of the FCT Police Command hooked up to the Anti-kidnapping unit, in a continued effort towards criminality within the Territory, raided two (2) kidnappers’ camps bordering Nasarawa and Abuja by way of Kuje space council on 15/02/2024 at about 12 am, dislodged the camps and arrested one Saidu Abdulkadir ‘m’ popularly generally known as (Dahiru Adamu), who’s the gang chief and one of many wished suspects of the kidnapping syndicate paraded by the Police Command on 14th February 2024.
“The bandits on sighting the police operatives, opened fireplace and engaged the Police in an intense gun duel and have been ultimately overpowered by the Police, as one Habu Yakubu and Isufu Abubakar, earlier kidnapped from Kwaita village by way of Pegi district of Kuje space council, have been rescued unharmed and the suspect arrested.
Talking additional, he mentioned preliminary investigations revealed that the suspects masterminded the kidnap and killing of 1 Mr Sunday Yahaya Zakwai, the District head of Ketti village.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect masterminded the kidnap and killing of 1 Mr Sunday Yahaya Zakwai, the district head of Ketti village.
“Whereas efforts are nonetheless ongoing to apprehend the opposite wished suspects on the run, the Commissioner of Police FCT, CP Benneth C. Igweh psc, mni, needs to reassure criminals in FCT that there is no such thing as a hiding place for them.
“He equally urges residents to report suspicious actions via the next emergency traces; 08032003913, 08061581938, 07057337653, and 08028940883; PCB: 09022222352”.
In current occasions, the FCT has turned kidnappers den as they kidnap and demand ransom from their victims.
Notable amongst their current assaults is the killing of 1 Najeebah, who was kidnapped alongside along with her 5 different sisters in Abuja.
Najeebah and her sisters have been kidnapped on January 9, alongside their father.
It was gathered that the gunmen later launched their father, asking him to go get N60m as ransom for the discharge of her daughters earlier than Friday, January 12.
