Four kidnappers terrorising northwest nabbed in Kaduna

Four kidnappers terrorising the northwest portion were arrested by the Kaduna State Police Command yesterday.

The bid besides recovered firearms which see an AK 47, a locally made pistol, and 3 cartridges from the suspects.

The command’s spokesperson, ASP Hassan Mansir, successful a statement, said a associated patrol team, comprising a hunters’ radical successful Lere Local Council, acted connected a tip-off from acrophobic citizens and successfully arrested 3 suspects progressive successful kidnapping and cattle rustling.

Mansir said the suspects confessed to beryllium a portion of a kidnapping syndicate successful Lere assembly and admitted to stealing 2 cattle, which they sold to Idris Abubakar, ‘m’, 47, from Dokan Lere, who was besides arrested.

“Recovered items see a locally made single-barreled gun, a cutlass, and 3 mobile phones. The lawsuit has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for further investigation,” helium added.

In the aforesaid vein, Mansir said, pursuing credible quality astir the suspicious question of an equipped bandit, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Tudun Wada Zaria Division arrested 1 Hussaini, ‘m’, 70, from Tudunjukun successful Zaria.

He said: “The apprehension took spot astatine astir 2:50 a.m. During the operation, an AK-47 rifle, a locally made pistol, and 3 cartridges were recovered from the suspect. The fishy is helping the constabulary Investigations to apprehend his accomplice and volition beryllium charged to tribunal arsenic soon arsenic the probe is completed.”