25th September, 2016
The Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Aliyu Usman, confirmed the arrest on Sunday in Kaduna.
”The contingents of policemen deployed for Operations Maximum Safety along Abuja-Kaduna Expressway received a distress call about the blockage of the road by suspected armed bandits, on Sept.24,’’ he said.
Usman said that policemen attached to the area successfully arrested seven suspects while others fled.
“The seven suspects have been transferred to the state Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for further investigation while efforts are on to ensure the arrest of the remaining suspects,’’ he said.
Usman revealed further that the police recovered three motorcycles used by the suspects during the attack.
The police spokesman said that the suspects left three victims they kidnapped while fleeing.
He gave assurance that security agencies were on ground at the affected area to ensure return of normalcy.
Usman said that the police was determined to reduce crime to the barest minimum in the state.
”We will trail them and make sure they face the law.’’
He urged members of the public to volunteer useful information to security operatives for arrest of criminal elements.