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Police rescue 3 kidnapped victims, recover 3 AK-47 rifles in Zamfara

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.  Parade 32 males over kidnapping, armed robbery, other crimes

Jonas Ezieke, Abuja

The Zamfara Police Command says it rescued kidnapped victims and recovered three AK-47 rifles and ammunition.

The state Commissioner of Police, Mr  Ayuba Elkanah, announced this on Tuesday while presenting suspects for various criminal activities in the state.

Elkanah further said that the command also arrested some members of the outlawed Yansakai group for alleged murder of Fulani herders and other suspects in connection with criminals conspiracy and armed robbery, among other criminal offences.

Elkanah said at the news conference that the command recorded tremendous achievements in the ongoing police operations across the state.

“You will recall that last week, our operatives during search and rescue operation along Shinkafi axis succeeded in unconditional rescue of 13 kidnapped victims, including students of Government Day Secondary School, Birnin Yero and Federal Polytechnic, Kaura Namoda.

“On Nov. 26, same operatives stormed the enclaves of the abductors where exchange of gun battle ensued and many of them escaped with possible gunshot injury.

“On search of abandoned enclave, three AK-47 rifles with magazines containing 50 rounds of live ammunition were recovered from the scene”, He said.

“On Nov. 27, police operatives in Talata Mafara Local Government Area, responded to a distress call regarding the report of abduction in Low-cost area by unidentified hoodlums.

“The Divisional Police officer in Talata Mafara who led the operatives to the scene, repelled the abductors and rescued the above named victims already abducted by the hoodlums.

“The victims were taken to Police Clinic Gusau for medical attention, while the police  debriefed them before re-uniting them with their families”, he added.

“During the attack, the following items were snatched away by the suspects; two Techno and one infinix handsets valued at N135,000”, he added.

“Tthe police and other security agencies in collaboration with state government are working assiduously to ensure peace and safety in the state”, he added.

The police commissioner said that  he command would not tolerate any act that constitute break down of law and order in the state.

“Therefore, blockage of any highway by any community, or groups of persons and embarking on illegal protest in whatever means will not be tolerated and the perpetrators , if arrested, will be investigated to know their partners in crime and will be charged to court for prosecution.

In a related development, the Nigeria Police Force on Tuesday paraded thirty two adult male citizens of Nigeria over the suspects alleged involvement in kidnappings, homicide armed robbery, car theft, cattle rusting, and trafficking in drugs and other crimes

 

Parading the suspects before newsmen at the Special Tactical Squad STS office Guzape Abuja, the Force Public Relations Officer CP Frank Mba said that all the suspects were arrested by officers and men of the Inspector-General of Police IGP’s Special Tactical Squad unit of the Force at their various hideouts.

 

The suspects gang of car theft criminals are namely Kasimo Mohammed 30, Irana Abubakar 33, Mustapha Bagudu 30, Bala Abubakar 55, Ibrahim Abubakar 36 and Nasiru Musa 30.

 

 

The suspects the Police authorities said worked in a very coordinated manner to steal cars from different parts of Nigeria and smuggle them through Niger border where the cars are sold to Alhaji Garba.

 

The Police image maker further said that the stolen vehicles are mostly Toyota vehicles and Alhaji Garba is not a receiver of stolen car but also a dealer on arms ammunitions.

 

He also hinted that the gang has stolen a total of seventeen cars as they had got strong preference for Toyota Corolla and other brands of the vehicle due to its  marketability

 

He added that a total of fifteen stolen cars had been recovered by the Police authorities from the crime suspects adding that persons who lost their cars should come for proof of onwship to collect their vehicles.

 

Another criminal suspect arrested and parades by the STS operatives was named Dayabu Mohammed aged 27 from Soba Local Council Area of Kaduna State.

 

According to the Police Spokesperson, he was arrested by the Police operatives during their crackdown on bandits at Saminaka forest in in the north west.

 

The crime suspect’s major task according to the Police image maker is to ferry arms and ammunitions and other weapons from the sources that supply weapon to the bandits and bad elements

 

 

Exhibit items said to have been recovered from the suspect include Gulf Car used to convey these ammunitions, 250 live ammunitions and 5 Ak 47 rifles were recovered from the suspect.

 

In his confessional statement, the middle aged man confessed to ‘ve carried out five different operations adding that he had ferried a total of 400 ammunitions to the bandits for their illegal activities.

 

Other suspects arrested and paraded by the Police include Saleh Ibrahim, 35, Abdullahi Suleiman 40 and Aliyu Suleiman 37 who operated along Abuja- Kaduna road as kidnapping kingpins that kidnapped and sexually harrassed one Hajara Mohammed and one other woman.

 

The Police authorities also said that the suspects had rustled twenty four 24 cows belonging to one Bature who was their neighbour before they were arrested.

 

The other suspect are a set of five (5) armed robbery suspects namely Mohammed Lawali (AKA Laywer), Suleiman Ibrahim,  Monsuru Abubakar and Bashir Audu and Abubakar Hamisu.

 

The criminal gang members were allegedly involved in the robbery operations in Niger State whic is their base and in one of their attacks one of them killwd eighteen innocent persons

 

One of the suspects Bashir Audu is a key suspect in the supply of hard drugs used for the operation by group and other criminals for their dastardly acts.

 

The Police Spokesman said all all the suspects had been indicted for the offences they were arrested for and they would all be charged to court of law for by the lead internal security agency after its investigation.

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