We’ll Secure Nasarawa Against Terrorists – Police Commissioner

Nasarawa State commissioner of constabulary Shettima Mohammed has ruled retired the anticipation of infiltration by the Boko Haram splinter group, Wulowulo, into the state.

Fielding questions from journalists connected the preparedness of the bid to respond to the emerging menace during a briefing connected its achievements successful Lafia yesterday, the commissioner said the police, successful collaboration with sister information agencies were conflict acceptable to unafraid the authorities from immoderate invader nary substance however sophisticated.

Governor Abdullahi Sule had earlier reported the emergence of the Boko Haram splinter radical successful the North Central.

“As you are aware, this caller radical of Wulowulo which is simply a splinter radical of the Boko Haram is opening to aboveground successful the North Central zone. The Lakurawa radical is present a large occupation successful Kwara. Originally, they were determination astir Kebbi and Sokoto states, but present they person go salient successful Kwara,” the politician had said.

But the constabulary commissioner said information had been tightened crossed the state’s borders to forestall incursion by immoderate panic group, and urged residents to spell astir their mean businesses.

He said important advancement was made successful the ongoing effort to escaped the authorities of criminals betwixt August and October this year.

According to him, 24 kidnap suspects and 1 suspected equipped robber were arrested wrong the period, portion arms and ammunitions were recovered.

He said among the suspected kidnappers were a woman, Asabe Isa and her husband, Umar Isa, who allegedly abducted a two-year-old boy, Godwin Abeson, from Sabon Pegi, Shabu successful Lafia connected October 16.

He noted that they demanded a ransom of ₦5 cardinal for the child’s release, but luck ran connected them pursuing an quality study which uncovered the crippled starring to their apprehension alongside 1 Emmanuel Polycarp, who hid the unfortunate astatine his residence successful Angwan Nungu.

Other suspects unveiled by the commissioner successful respective foiled kidnap incidents see Abdullahi Haruna, Leko Jibrin, Usman Yau, Nuhu Mohammed, Mohammed Alhaji Giginya, Illiyasu Umar, Ibrahim Adamu and Umar Faruq.

Also successful custody are Yahaya Abdullahi, Usman Bello, Mohammed Ide, Yahaya Sulaiman, Abdullahi Haruna, Christopher Habila, Maigari Nature, Babare Ishaku, Abdullahi Hassan, Musa Adamu, Yakubu Ali, Musa Abubakar, Ali Sani and Muhammed Ibrahim.