The Nasarawa State Command of the Nigeria Police Force in collaboration with local hunters has neutralised one kidnapping suspects and arrested nine of them who have been terrorising the residents of Awe local government area of Nasarawa State and its environ and rescued seven victims across the state.
The Commissioner of Police, Shetima Jauro-Mohammed, who disclosed this in Lafia, the state capital while briefing journalists on the major breakthrough recorded by the command, said two armed robbery suspects were also arrested in their involvement in a series of operations in the state.
According to him, two kidnapping suspects Musa Ahmed, 29 year-old of Nunku village, Akwanga LGA and Adamu Yusuf, 28 year-old of Bassa village, Kokona LGA attempted to bribe the operatives with the sum of N200,000, but was rejected by the operatives as exhibit.
The police boss, however, added that the command acted on an intelligence report about the kidnapped of one Shuaibu Umoru, aged 43, in Giza town which police operatives attached to Awe Division in collaboration with hunters immediately ordered a manhunt of the mask men and they were arrested after engaging in a gun battle with the suspected Kidnappers.
His words, “On January 2, 2026, at about 1754hrs, police operatives attached to Nasarawa Eggon Division, while on routine patrol, mounted a snap checkpoint along the Nasarawa -Eggon – Madam Station road.
“Based on credible intelligence, the dou of Musa Ahmed 29-year-old in Nunku village, Akwanga LGA and Adamu Yusuf 28yrs of Basa village, Kokona LGA, who were riding on a Daylong motorcycle were intercepted and arrested.”
He, however, revealed that preliminary investigation was conducted and it was gathered that the suspects had earlier kidnapped a person at Arusu village in Kokona LGA where the police engaged they mask men and rescued the victim and the suspects escaped with bullet wound.
He maintained that the command acted in an intelligent report and the operatives of the command’s Anti-robbery section arrested two notorious armed robbers.
CP Shettima, further narrated that the operatives of the command had successfully rescued four victims abducted children following a discreet and intelligence led operations.
CP, however added that the effort was proactive policing approach in tackling criminalities in the state.
Items recovered from the suspects are fivearms, two ammunition, two magazine, one motorcycle and twu hundred thousand as exhibit.
From Umar Muhammed
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