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Nov 16, 202428 min read

Police Arrest Kidnappers, Cattle Rustlers, Recovered Arms

Police Arrest Kidnappers, Cattle Rustlers, Recovered Arms
Galaxy TV · Local News desk · Lagos

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The kaduna state police command has Nabbed Six Kidnappers, one Cattle Rustler, five suspects for vandalism and also Recovered one locally made firearm and Charms.

ASP Mansir Hassan disclosed this in a statement on friday that Operation Fushin Kada personnel led by their OC Usman Namai bindiga acting on credible technical intelligence, successfully arrested four members of a high-profile kidnapping syndicate operating within Rahama Village, Dutsen Wai Village, and surrounding areas in Kaduna State. The team executed a decisive operation that led to the arrest of the following suspects: Yahaya Abdullahi, Shamsu Ibrahim, Linus Obasi and Hauwa Mohammed, All residents of Dutsen Wai Village, Kubau Local Government Area, Kaduna State.

During interrogation, Yahaya Abdullahi confessed to conspiring with Shamsu Ibrahim to kidnap a female victim from Rahama Village. The victim was taken to Linus Obasi’s brothel, located in Gidan Dogo, Dutsen Wai Village, where she was handed over to Hauwa Mohammed, the caretaker of the hotel. The victim was held captive for four days until a ransom of three million Naira (₦3,000,000) was paid before the victim was released and reunited with her family.

In the same vein, operation fushin kada operatives deployed to a village in Ikara Local Government Area successfully tracked down and arrested two members of a notorious kidnapping syndicate that has been terrorizing residents in the area.

The suspects, identified as Surajo Hassan and Abdulhadir Usman, confessed to their involvement in multiple armed robbery and kidnappings. Among these crimes was a recent case in which the syndicate kidnapped a victim and held him captive for sixty days. The victim was only released after his family paid a ransom of Eight Million Naira (N8,000,000).

Additionally, officers from Operation Fushin Kada acted on credible intelligence and successfully apprehended one Audu Abdullahi, a 27-year-old male, in Kujama, Kaduna.
During interrogation, he confessed to being part of a syndicate that frequently carries out operations using two AK-47 rifles and other dangerous weapons.

Also, Officers from operation fushin kada respond to a distress call from the Kaduna State Vigilance Service reporting suspicious activities at the Kaduna State Trade Fair complex. A group of individuals was sighted vandalizing armored cable wires at the location.
The team arrested the following suspects: Salisu Mohammed, Mohammed Abubakar and Aliyu Isah. All suspects are residents of Hayin Na’iya in Kaduna Metropolis.

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