Police arrest 27 kidnap, armed robbery suspects in Kogi

Alhaji Ibrahim Idris, Inspector General of Police

Alhaji Ibrahim Idris, Inspector General of Police

Alhaji Ibrahim Idris, Inspector General of Police

The Police in Kogi on Wednesday said it arrested 27 persons suspected to be behind the kidnap of two businessmen and recent armed robbery incidents in the state.

The Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of Operation, DCP Edward Ebuka, who paraded the suspects at the Police Command Headquarters in Lokoja, said they were arrested at their different hideouts.

He said six of them, Ugbodaga Wada, Abdul Mudi, Adamu Faruna, Nuhu Usman, Abaji Awor and Abdulahi Sule were arrested for the kidnap of Alhaji Musa Oseni and Alhaji Buba in April at Ayingba.

Ebuka said that 17 suspects were also being held for their alleged involvement in various armed robbery incidents on the highways and other parts of the state.

He said that four guns, including two AK47 rifles, a locally made pistol and a Bareta Pistol with number 21244 and 27 rounds of live ammunition were recovered from the suspects.

Also recovered from them are two cars, a white Nissan Sunny with registration number Abuja YAB 980 AL and an ash colour Toyota Carina car with registration number Kwara AA 479 FFA.

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Ebuka added that two of the suspects, Bashiru Aminu and Zanyanu Mohammed were arrested on May 5 at Adavi by the police while vandalizing armored cables belonging to the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company.

He also said that one other suspect, Eneji Bamidele, was arrested in connection with the death of his friend, Livinus Simon.

He explained that Bamidele without provocation killed his friend and tried to conceal the crime but was arrested in the process, adding that the offence was committed on May 11.

Ebuka attributed the arrest of the suspects to the strategies rooted in intelligence-led policing employed by the police in its fight against crime.

According to the deputy commissioner of police, all the suspects will be charged to court soon.

He appealed to residents of the state to continue to partner with the police by giving useful information that may lead to the arrest of criminals. (NAN)

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