The operatives of the Nigeria Police have raided the operational base of suspected notorious criminals located in Tafa Area of Kaduna State and arrested the Commander of the gang with a sun of N2.5m suspected t)o be proceeds of ransoms collected from kidnapped victims
This was contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Sunday by the Force Public Relations Officer FPRO Assistant Commissioner of Police ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi
According to the statement, the Divisional Police Officer, Tafa Division, acting on intelligence, raided one hotel in Tafa Area, Kaduna, where he arrested the ( suspect), with the sum of #2.25m suspected to be proceeds of ransoms collected from kidnapped victims within the area.
It explained that the suspect, during interrogation, confessed to being part of the gang that kidnapped the family members of one Barrister Ariyo in Bwari, Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, on 2nd January 2024, and as well as killed some kidnapped victims, including Nabeeha, daughter of the legal practitioner, on 13th January, this year, in a kidnappers camp, in Kaduna.
The statement however added that the suspect, in a dramatic situation, offered #1,000,000 to induce the DPO, who rejected the offer and carried out his duty diligently.
According to it, the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Dr Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has ordered that the suspect, who also confessed to the involvement of the already five neutralized bandits in Kaduna by the IRT, headed by one Mai Gemu (aka Godara), whose deadly camp has also been destroyed, be handed over to the DFI-IRT in Abuja for discreet investigations into the matter and arrest of all other culprits responsible for the dastardly act.
It added that while commending the DPO Tafa, SP Idris Ibrahim, for the commitment and professionalism displayed in the case, the IGP further assured that the Police would leave no stone unturned in decimating criminally minded individuals and bequeathing to Nigerians a more secure society for all and sundry in our dear country, Nigeria.
