Police arrest ex-convict, three other kidnappers, recover weapon in Abuja

Abdullateef Fowewe

Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory Police Command have trailed and arrested four notorious kidnappers who have been terrorising the state.

The suspects according to a statement by the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, Josephine Adeh, on Thursday, confessed to being responsible for a series of kidnappings of unsuspecting residents in FCT and its environs, the killing of seven victims in the process.

Adeh said after the arrest, the suspects led Police operatives to another hideout in Gauraka Forest, Suleja, Niger State, where they dug out four AK-47 rifles, 13 AK-47 magazines, one hundred and 162 rounds of 7.6 mm live ammunition.

The statement reads, “The Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the FCT Police Command on 1st October 2024, acting on credible intelligence, trailed and arrested four notorious kidnappers who have been terrorising the Federal Capital Territory namely: YAU SANI, a.k.a. Baba (an ex-convict), NUHU, a.k.a. Giwa, KABIRU MOHAMMED, and YUSUF HASSAN, at their criminal hideout in Sauka, Abuja living within the general population.

“The suspects confessed to being responsible for a series of kidnappings of unsuspecting residents in FCT and its environs, the killing of seven (7) victims in the process. These gangs have attacked Dakwa, Dawaki, Aco estate, Dupe Village Zuma Rock, Kuchiko village and some villages in Niger and Kaduna. They also led Police operatives to another hideout in Gauraka Forest, Suleja, Niger State, where they dug out four (4) AK-47 rifles, thirteen (13) AK-47 magazines, one hundred and sixty-two (162) rounds of 7.6 mm live ammunition.

“The suspects also confessed their intending plans to attack some government institutions and estates within the FCT, which have been proactively prevented by the Command.”

Police reiterated its commitment to stamping out crime and criminality within the FCT and enjoined the public to report any suspicious or unusual activities to the police.