The Kaduna State Police Command, on Tuesday, said its operatives arrested four suspected kidnappers including a 70-year-old man in the state.
The command’s Public Relations Officer, Mansir Hassan, ASP Mansir Hassan, simply identified the 70-year-old suspect as Husaini from the Tudun-Jukun area in the ancient city of Zaria.
Hassan said items recovered from the 70-year-old suspect during the operation include an AK-47 rifle, a locally made pistol, and three cartridges.
The police spokesman also listed the identity of the other three suspects as a 30-year-old Isah Baffa Rabo (m)from Maibindiga Village, Lere LGA, implicated in kidnapping for ransom in Zango Kataf LGA and Kachia LGA, 30-year-old Ja’afaru Sale(m) from Durumi Village, Lere LGA, and 24-year-old Umar Musa, (m), from Durumi Village, Lere LGA.
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Hassan said the suspects confessed to being a part of a kidnapping syndicate terrorising Lere Local Government Area and its environs.
He said, “Kaduna State Police have arrested four notorious kidnappers, who partook in several kidnappings in the North-West, and recovered firearms including an AK47 rifle, a locally made pistol, and three cartridges.
“On May 29, 2024, acting on a tip-off from a concerned citizen, a joint patrol team comprising officers from the Saminaka Division and the Hunters Group in Lere Local Government Area successfully arrested three suspects involved in kidnapping and cattle rustling.
The suspects confessed to being a part of a kidnapping syndicate in Lere LGA and admitted to stealing two cattle, which they sold to Idris Abubakar, male, 47 years old, from Dokan Lere, who was also arrested. Recovered items include a locally made single-barrelled gun, a cutlass, and three mobile phones.”
Meanwhile, on the arrest of the 70-year-old suspect, the police spokesman said, “Following credible intelligence information about suspicious movement of a bandit, the Divisional Police Officer of Tudun Wada, Zaria Division led a swift action resulting in the arrest of one Hussaini, male, 70 years old, from Tudunjukun in Zaria.
The arrest took place at about 0250 hours. During the operation, an AK-47 rifle, a locally made pistol, and three cartridges were recovered from the suspect. The suspect is helping the police investigations to apprehend his accomplice and will be charged in court as soon investigation is completed.”
Hassan quoted the state Commissioner of Police, Ali Dabigi, in his statement, to have assured the public that the command remained committed to “ensuring the safety and security of all citizens and will continue to act decisively against criminal elements in the state.”