Police arrest 12 suspected kidnappers, gun runners, recover arms, ammunition

The Nigeria Police Force has arrested suspected kidnappers, weapon runners, and recovered arms crossed respective states.

ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, Force Public Relations Officer, successful a statement, said the successes were owed to intelligence.

He added that connected April 25, 2025, operatives of the FID Special Tactical Squad (STS) successful collaboration with operatives of the Taraba State Police command, section hunters and vigilante radical arrested 4 suspected kidnappers successful Mararaban Abbare, Lau L.G.A., portion they were readying an operation.

It said the suspects, identified arsenic Shehu Ibrahim, Abdullahi Haruna, Yusuf Bello, and Mohammed Bako, were recovered successful possession of 2 AK-49 rifles, 1 AK-47 rifle, six magazines, and 45 rounds of 7.62mm unrecorded ammunition.

“Prior to this arrest, the operatives had earlier received quality connected a radical of kidnapping pack terrorizing Taraba, Adamawa, Gombe, Plateau,Bauchi, and Kaduna States.

“A palmy raid conducted astatine the hideout of this pack led to the apprehension of 5 suspected kidnappers,” helium said.

The connection identified the suspects arsenic Sulaiman Mohammed, Tijjani Bello, Muhammed Umar, Adamu Ibrahim,Solomon Nathaniel, Haruna Adamu portion 3 AK-47 rifles, 1 AK-49 rifle, and 4 AK-47 magazines were recovered connected them

In a akin development, connected April 17, 2025, acting connected intelligence, Police Operatives attached to Kaduna State Command apprehended 1 Isa Ibrahim, a suspected kidnapper, who confessed to relocating to Kaduna to found a caller pack aft his accomplices were arrested successful Kwara State.

It said connected the aforesaid date, operatives of the Kaduna State Command mobilized a patrol squad to Lamido village, Lere LGA, wherever 2 suspected kidnappers, Sani Liman and Murtala Magaji, were apprehended and some suspects confessed to engagement successful kidnapping activities successful the area.

“On April 18, 2025, constabulary operatives of the state, acting connected received accusation astir the activities of suspected weapon runners, arrested 2 suspects identified arsenic Bajo Badun and Magaji Abdullahi, who were recovered successful possession of 2 fabricated AK-47 rifles and aboriginal arrested 1 Ishiyaku Ali, on the Kauru-Pambegua Road of the authorities successful possession of 2 locally-fabricated rifles and a agelong concatenation concealed successful a sack,” helium added.

He disclosed that the suspects volition beryllium charged to tribunal arsenic soon arsenic investigations are concluded.