Police nab three k!dnap suspects, rec0ver arms
Police nab three kidnap suspects, recover arms in Kebbi
Kebbi State Police Command has arrested three men allegedly linked to a kidnapping operation in Shanga Local Government Area.
The officers of the Command also recovered locally made weapons in the process
Police spokesperson, SP Bashir Usman, confirmed the arrest in a statement made available to newsmen on Friday.
The suspects, identified as Abubakar Muhammadu, Abdullahi Majo, and Ali Alhaji Jemu, were picked up at Bagudo Market after police acted on what they described as “credible intelligence.”
Usman said the trio have been connected to the abduction of a 55-year-old man from Bani Koso Village.
“Two locally made firearms, a cartridge and three machetes were recovered,” he stated.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, Umar Mohammed Hadejia, has directed that the case be handled by the State Criminal Investigation Department in Birnin Kebbi.
The suspects are to be charged in court after investigation.
The Command urged residents to report suspicious activities via its control room lines.
On Thursday, the Lagos State Police Command uncovered a den disguised as a shrine which was operated by suspected kidnappers in the Idimu area of the state
The command also arrested 13 suspects in connection with the discovery.
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