News Investigators/ The FCT Police Command has arrested an ex-convict and three other notorious kidnappers who have been terrorizing the Federal Capital Territory.
The Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the Command stormed kidnappers in their hideouts in Sauka Area of Abuja and effected their arrest.
The Command’s Spokesperson, Josephine Adeh, a Superintendent of Police, revealed in a statement on Thursday, that the suspects were arrested on the 1st October 2024 while acting on credible intelligence.
She gave the names of the suspects as: Yau Sani, a.k.a. Baba (an ex-convict), Nuhu, a.k.a. Giwa, Kabiru Mohammed, and Yusuf Hassan. They were arrested at their criminal hideout in Sauka, Abuja living within the general population.
“The suspects confessed to being responsible for a series of kidnappings of unsuspecting residents in FCT and its environs, the killing of seven victims in the process.
“These gangs 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 AK-47 rifles, 13 AK-47 magazines, 162 rounds of 7.6 mm live ammunition.
“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 wishes to reiterate its commitment to stamping out crime and criminality within the FCT.
It urges 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.”