The
Police in Kogi on Friday said they had arrested six kidnappers and one robbery
suspect with arms and ammunition in the state.
A statement issued in Lokoja
by the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, ASP William Aya, said that
the suspects were arrested following tip-offs.
Aya gave the names of the
suspected kidnappers as Samson Akogun, Joseph Mathias, Hassan Idris, Iliyasu
Shaibu, Alhaji Shadow and Ede Adejoh.
He said that the suspects were
arrested at their various hideouts in Egabada and Idah communities in Kogi East
senatorial districts.
According to him, the suspects
were behind the alleged kidnapping of Mr Ogbu Chikehi of Egabada town in
Igalamela/Odolu Local Government Area in September.
The police spokesman said the
hoodlums collected a ransom of N100,000 from their victim.
He said that the suspects had
since confessed to the crime, saying that items recovered from them include a
pump action gun, machetes , charms and N33,400.
He said the robbery suspect,
Sheu Mohammed, was arrested by operatives attached to Kabba Division recently.
On interrogation, Aya said
that the suspect confessed to belonging to a syndicate that had been
terrorising residents of Kabba and its environs.
“Efforts are on top gear to
arrest other members of his syndicate. Items recovered from him include one
locally made Pistol with one live Cartridge,” he said.
He attributed the achievements
to “the proactive strategies rooted in intelligence -led policing and robust
interaction with the various strata of our communities”.
To consolidate on this, Aya
said, the Police Area Commanders as well as Divisional Police Officers had been
charged to beef up security in their areas of responsibilities.
“They are to ensure
massive deployment of police patrol teams and undercover operatives to black
spots, flash points and other vulnerable criminal spots to nip in the bud all
forms of crimes and criminality across the state,” the police spokesman said.
(NAN)
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