Nigerian Police has successfully arrested 12 suspected kidnappers, three gunrunners and recovered several firearms in Kaduna and Taraba states.
This was disclosed in a statement by Force Spokesman, Olumuyiwa Adejobi on Tuesday, attributing the arrest to intelligence gathering.
Adejobi stated that on April 25, 2025, Force Intelligence Department in collaboration with operatives of the Taraba State Police command, local hunters and vigilante groups arrested four suspected kidnappers in Mararaban Abbare, Lau Local Government Area while they were planning an operation.
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He identified the arrested persons as Shehu Ibrahim, Abdullahi Haruna, Yusuf Bello, and Mohammed Bako, adding that they were found in possession of 2 AK-49 rifles, 1 AK-47 rifle, six magazines, and 45 rounds of 7.62mm live ammunition.
In a similar operation, on April 17, 2025, acting on intelligence, police operatives attached to Kaduna State Command apprehended one Isa Ibrahim, a suspected kidnapper, who confessed to relocating to Kaduna to establish a new gang after his accomplices were arrested in Kwara State.
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The statement partly reads: “On April 25, 2025, operatives of the FID Special Tactical Squad (STS) in collaboration with operatives of the Taraba State Police command, local hunters and vigilante group arrested four suspected kidnappers in Mararaban Abbare, Lau L.G.A., while they were planning an operation.
“The suspects, identified as Shehu Ibrahim, Abdullahi Haruna, Yusuf Bello, and Mohammed Bako, were found in possession of 2 AK-49 rifles, 1 AK-47 rifle, six magazines, and 45 rounds of 7.62mm live ammunition.
“Prior to this arrest, the operatives had earlier received intelligence on a group of kidnapping gang terrorizing Taraba, Adamawa, Gombe, Plateau, Bauchi, and Kaduna States.
“A successful raid conducted at the hideout of this gang led to the arrest of five suspected kidnappers.
“These suspects, identified as Sulaiman Mohammed, Tijjani Bello, Muhammed Umar, Adamu Ibrahim, Solomon Nathaniel, Haruna Adamu, were also found in possession of 3 AK-47 rifles, 1 AK-49 rifle, and 4 AK-47 magazines.
“In a similar development on April 17, 2025, acting on intelligence, Police Operatives attached to Kaduna State Command apprehended one Isa Ibrahim, a suspected kidnapper, who confessed to relocating to Kaduna to establish a new gang after his accomplices were arrested in Kwara State.
“Equally on the same date, operatives of the Kaduna State Command mobilized a patrol team to Lamido village, Lere LGA, where two suspected kidnappers, Sani Liman and Murtala Magaji, were apprehended and both suspects confessed to involvement in kidnapping activities in the area.
“The Police later arrested one Ishiyaku Ali, along the Kauru-Pambegua Road of the state in possession of two locally-fabricated rifles and a long chain concealed in a sack.”
