……Forestall Intended Attacks On 1st October 2024
By Gbemiga Olamikan.
Police operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit of FCT Police Command have successfully nabbed 4 kidnappers in FCT on 1st October 2024 following a credible intelligence. Operatives trailed and arrested four notorious kidnappers who have been terrorizing the Federal Capital Territory namely: YAU SANI, a.k.a. Baba (an ex-convict), NUHU, a.k.a. Giwa, KABIRU MOHAMMED, and YUSUF HASSAN, at their criminal hideout in Sauka, Abuja living within the general population.
This was disclosed by SP Josephine Adeh, FCT Police Public Relations Officer. She said that the suspects confessed to being responsible for series of kidnappings of unsuspecting residents in FCT and its environs, which have led to killing of seven (7) victims in the process.
She stated further that these gang have attacked Dakwa, Dawaki, Aco Estate, Dupe Village Zuma rock, Kuchiko village and some villages in Niger and Kaduna. As Operatives continuing in there investigation, the suspect led Police operatives to another hideout in Gauraka Forest, Suleja, Niger State, where they dug out four (4) AK-47 rifles, thirteen (13) AK-47 magazines, one hundred and sixty-two (162) rounds of 7.6 mm live ammunition.
The suspects further confessed that, they have plans to attack some government institutions and estates within the FCT, which have been proactively prevented by the Command.
However, SP Josephine assures that the Command is committed to stamping out crime and criminality within the FCT, urges members of the public to report any suspicious or unusual activities to the following police *emergency lines: 08032003913, 08028940883, 08061581938, and 07057337653.* For complaints, please contact PCB at 09022222352 or CRU at 08107314192.
