Police arrest 9 suspected kidnappers, rescue 16 victims in Niger

Police arrest 9 suspected kidnappers, rescue 16 victims in Niger

Niger State Police Command has captured nine speculated criminals and saved sixteen exploited people from over the state.

The order’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Muhammadu Abubakar, revealed this in an announcement on Saturday in Minna.

He clarified that the Police slaughtered three of the presumed criminals amid a weapon duel with the security specialists.

He said that the suspects were captured in Mashegu, Bangi, Lapai, Paikoro, Shiroro and Rafi Local Government Areas of the state over the most recent two months.

Abubakar said that on April 29 at about 10 p.m the order was educated that equipped criminals blocked Sahorami-Makara street under Mashegu LGA.

He said the criminals halted a trailer with reg. No BLR 377 XA Gombe and captured the driver, along Tungar Mahaukaciya and brought him into an adjacent shrubbery.

As indicated by him, agents of activity Puff-Adder trapped the criminals and prevailing with regards to gunning down one of the hijackers and protected the unfortunate casualty safely.

” One AK47 riffle stacked with 28 live ammo was recouped, and the carcass of the suspect was kept at Kontagora General Hospital.

“In the same vein, on April 26 at about 2:45p.m, following up on a tip-off, on a similar date at around 2: 45 p.m, some obscure equipped men attacked the place of one Alhaji Umaru Maipeshi of Gidan-Kwano town in Mashegu LGA, grabbed and took him on Bajaj cruiser heading towards Kampani Bobi town using Bangi.”

The representative said that Bangi Police Division was cautioned and quickly the policemen blocked Sabon-Gida– Kampani-Bobi street and drew in the hooligans in a savage firearm fight.

“The Police overwhelmed the punks and gunned down two suspects, while the injured individual was safeguarded safe.

“Displays recouped incorporate one AK47 rifle with a void magazine, one Bajaj cruiser and one Tecno telephone.

“Additionally, on March 1 at about 6 p.m one Abubakar Ardo of Rafin Gora town, Mashegu LGA revealed an instance of seizing at Mashegu Division at about 10 a.m.,” he said.

Abubakar said that one Alhaji Auta of Dutsen-Magaji Village in Mashegu LGA and ten others were hijacked by obscure gangsters from their homes to obscure goal.

“Promptly, a group of Policemen from Mashegu Division gave the presumes a hot pursue and the ruffians had no choice than to discharge the people in question and fled.

“Every one of the prisoners was protected safely.

“Also, on March 12 at about 7 p.m, one Bature Abubakar of Fulani camp Tanagi town of Mashegu LGA, announced an instance of grabbing at Mashegu Division.

“On a similar date at about 11 p.m, a posse of ruffians entered their camp and assaulted him with blades, sticks and abducted his significant other Jummai Bature and one other to the obscure goal.

“Amid Police examination, one Babuga Umaru of a similar location was captured and admitted to having schemed with three others everywhere and conjointly grabbed the person in question,” he said.

The police representative said that the injured individual was later saved safely by a group of Policemen at Tangi town in Mashegu LGA.

He clarified that the case had been charged to court.

Abubakar said on March 14 at about 3:40 p.m, given data from a stable source Police investigators appended to Kagara Division captured two speculated ruffians.

He said amid examination, the suspects were connected to an abducting pack threatening the hub of Kagara, Kutigi, Bida LGA and environs for more than a quarter of a year prior.

Additionally, on March 15 at about 9:30p.m, one Alhaji Salisu Mani of Osato zone Suleja announced at ‘A’ Division Suleja that his child, Musa Salisu was missing.

He said that while the Police was scanning for him at about 11:p.m he got a telephone call from a mysterious guest that they grabbed his child for payment and quickly turned off their telephone.

A group of Policemen from ‘A’ Division Suleja amid a careful examination disentangle the character of the culprits and captured two suspects and saved the child safe.

The presumes both admitted to having seized the injured individual to request payment of one hundred thousand nairas before gathering their Waterloo.

He said that the suspects were charged to court.

“On April 22 at about 2 p.m, the Police got data on the exercises of equipped marauders around Kotori shrubbery Kiffin-koro.

“Versatile Police workforce of 42PMF based at Ishau town in Paikoro LGA raced to the scene and drew in the crooks in a weapon duel, which constrained them to escape into the hedge.”

Abubakar said that displays recuperated include four void AK47 magazines, one privately made gun with seven rounds of live ammo, two armed force cover regalia, one Tecno handset, one little sun based board, and one dark cloak.

He said additionally on April 23 at about 11:30, the Police were recounted that two bizarre vigorously manufactured men were suspiciously located at an adjacent shrubbery shut to Adunu town through Kiffin-Koro of Paikoro LGA.

As per the PPRO, police agents of Kaffin-Koro Division raced to the zone.

“After scrutinizing the team, they were arrested for inability to give tasteful responses to questions put to them by the Police.

“The suspects were later distinguished as Isah Mohammed and Bitrus Eric both of Mutun-Daya, Shiroro LGA and Daza town of Munya LGA separately.

“Further examination uncovered that they had abducted one Maryam Abubakar Adamu of Chanchaga, Minna now and then in October 2018, he said.

Abubakar said Isah Mohammed that drove the posse to the injured individual house happened to be a nephew to the person in question.

He said that the second suspects, Bitrus Eric admitted to having gotten two hundred thousand nairas (N200, 000.00) as a feature of a lot of the payoff.

He clarified that the suspects had been charged to court, including that the agents additionally thwarted endeavored capture in Shiroro and Lapai separately.

The PPRO said that one Shehu Daudu of Fulani camp Lawo town of Shiroro LGA additionally barely avoided being abducted while he was resting.

He said a few men furnished with dangerous weapons attacked his home and endeavored to abduct him by discharging sporadically noticeable all around to drive individuals off however did not prevail as individuals from neighborhood acted the hero.

Abubakar said that in this way, one thing was trailed, captured and confined by the Police in Shiroro LGA while two others are still on Police radar.

He said shows recuperated from the suspect include: Berretta gun with seven (7) rounds of live ammo.

Additionally, March 31 at about 4:30p.m, the Police were educated that one Ibrahim Bahago of Fulani camp Maguda town through Lapai LGA and five others were in a larger parlor examining on the best way to grab one Abubakar Sule an individual from Fulani vigilante bunch Kpada.

He said dependent on this, the policemen raged the territory and captured the said Ibrahim Bahago, while others fled.

“The presume’s home was looked, one AK47 magazine with 60 rounds of live ammo, one sleeve shirt, two pullover shirts, and one compartment of administration oil were recouped as shows,” he said.

The police representative said that the case was all the while being explored.