The FCT Police Command said it has arrested six suspected kidnappers in a combined operation with the Nigerian Army.
The Police spokesperson, a Superintendent of Police, Josephine Adeh, explained that the security operatives, in a streak of well-coordinated operations between June 30 and July 4, 2024, stormed some identified bandits camps in Gidan Dogo and Jerei forests, Kaduna State, and Niger State, all bordering FCT, and arrested six suspects identified as Inusa Musa, Isiya Adamu, Kare Gambo, Aminu Musa, and Muhammed Ibrahim.
According to the image manager, the suspects voluntarily confessed to being involved in a string of kidnappings in FCT and its environs.
Adeh said: “In the continued effort and stride against criminality in the Federal Capital Territory, the operatives of the FCT police command from the anti-kidnapping unit, in synergy with troops of the Nigerian Army Guards Brigade, conducted clearance operations in some identified bandits camps in Kaduna and Niger states, respectively, all bordering FCT.
“While the operatives are still navigating the identified bandit camps and hideouts in the forests and hills in and around FCT, the commissioner of police FCT, CP Benneth C. Igweh, psc, reaffirmed the command’s steadfast commitment to ensuring the security and safety of residents of the nation’s capital. He also urges the residents to be vigilant and take advantage of the police emergency lines in reporting suspicious activities.”
