Police Burst Bandits’ Hideouts, Nab Suspects, Dislodge Camps

Operatives of the Federal Capital Teritery Police command, said it has apprehended four suspected kidnappers in Abuja.

The suspects are; Yahaya Abubakar, 25 ‘m’ of Mpape, Mohammed Mohamed 32 ‘m’ of Zuba( an ex-convict), Umar Aliyu 20 and Nura Abdullahi 32 also an ex-convict at Kubwa and Zuba hills respectively.

The Police Public Relations Officer,
For FCT police command, SP Josephine Adeh, said the suspects were arrested on June 7, at about 10:00 am in synergy with the special forces of guards brigade and DSS hunters.

According to SP Adeh “The suspects freely confessed to being members of a notorious bandit syndicate with the name ‘Mai One Million’, responsible for a series of kidnappings and other heinous crimes in FCT and its environs.

“The coordinated operation, occasioned a shootout between the bandits and the security operatives, forcing them to scamper to safety and victims rescued. The illegally erected structures by the kidnappers in all the patrolled camps, were all decimated.

He further revealed that the rescued victims have since been reunited with their families and loved ones.

The commissioner of police of FCT, CP Benneth C. Igweh, lauded the effort of the security operatives in the fight against criminality in Abuja.

He reiterated the command’s unflinching commitment to ensuring the security and safety of the residents of FCT.

He also urged the residents to be vigilant and take advantage of the police emergency lines in reporting suspicious activities through: 08032003913, 08028940883, 08061581938, and 07057337653 PCB: 09022222352, CRU: 08107314192.