Plateau Police arrest suspected kidnappers, bandits

By Marie-Therese Nanlong

Jos —The Plateau State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Emmanuel Adesina, has commended the relentless efforts of officers and men of the bid for combating transgression and ensuring the information of lives and spot crossed the state.

Addressing newsmen yesterday astatine the Police Headquarters, Jos, Adesina highlighted a bid of operational breakthroughs achieved wrong the past month.

Among the large successes was the apprehension of 2 equipped robbery suspects allegedly linked to a robbery incidental that occurred connected July 13, astatine NER Junction on Chigwong Road.

The suspects allegedly attacked a commercialized conveyance en way Pankshin from Bauchi State, dispossessing passengers of currency and valuables. A telephone stolen during the onslaught was traced to the suspects, starring to their arrest.

In different breakthrough, detectives successful the Pankshin LGA apprehended 3 suspects for alleged robbery and possession of amerciable firearms. Two locally fabricated pistols, cartridges, look masks, and 2 stolen motorcycles were allegedly recovered during the operation.

The commissioner besides disclosed that a 25-year-old kidnap suspect, from Adamawa State, was arrested by peculiar operatives successful the Kanam LGA, and helium confessed to being portion of a kidnap syndicate that had antecedently collected a ransom of N5 cardinal earlier helium near the group.

Similarly, operatives arrested an 18-year-old suspected bandit astatine Gajin Duguri colony connected the Bauchi-Plateau border. Items recovered from him included a combat uniform, autochthonal wear, a Quran, and an allo (wooden penning board). Intelligence reports linked his ngo to a known bandit person operating successful the Kanam-Wase axis.

In the Bassa LGA, 2 suspects were apprehended successful transportation with the sidesplitting of Monday Victor, a 23-year-old motorcycle proprietor who was recovered dormant on Bassa roadworthy with slug wounds. The suspects confessed to the crime, starring to the betterment of the victim’s motorcycle, portion a 3rd accomplice remains astatine large.

The command, according to him besides arrested a notorious kidnapper of Tudun Wada successful Jos North, pursuing credible quality from residents of the Fwavei Ciki assemblage successful Rayfield. One locally fabricated pistol and substances suspected to beryllium cannabis were recovered from him.

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