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Kaduna State Police Command has arrested over 75 suspected kidnappers, armed robbers , rapists and cattle rustlers. Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Rabiu, who spoke at the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Conference in Abuja, said: “The command has declared war against bandits, that enabled us to arrest three bandits along Abuja- Kaduna Expressway.
“The Task force and Metropolitan Area Command have beefed up routine patrols and constant raids on suspected black spots and criminals’ hideouts, with a view to nipping in the bud their criminal activities.
“These ember months will not be easy for criminals to operate. We are will smoke them out. The command recorded a major breakthrough with the arrest of suspected gunrunner and recovery of caches of arms and ammunition.
“Thirty police officers from the command have completed training at the Nigeria police Academy, Kano, in Unmanned Aerial Systems and Technical Capacity Development. Police operatives and other security agencies arrested 12 , comprising eight suspected kidnappers and four alleged informants.
“The command has another breakthrough arrested 24 suspected kidnappers in various crime scenes and recovered 26 firearms, over 300 rounds of live ammunition, in Railway S tation axis in Giwa Local Government.
Operatives at Ikara Division in collaboration with members of the Kaduna Vigilance Service [KADVS] rescued two kidnapped victims, neutralised four suspected kidnappers and recovered one AK 47 rifle, two locally made guns, three sacks of dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp
“The Makarfi Division operatives in collaboration with the KADVS in Makarfi ,on a clearance operation around the Arabic forest in Makarfi KG and recovered two locally made guns, three sacks of indian hemp and one military camouflage .
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Police Ikara Division led the operation in collaboration with the members of the vigilance service and the civilian joint Task Force [ CJTF] engaged the suspected criminals in a gun duel , cleared the surrounding bushes and dismantled the kidnappers’ camp, rescued two victims , neutralised two suspected kidnappers around Auchanawa and Wambai communities.
Also, Police Kidandan Division mobilized police mobile force personnel attached to APV Kaya and members of the Kaduna Vigilance Service [KADVS] arrested four suspects disturbing farmers around Kidandan in Giwa LGA , during the operation suspected gunrunners mounted roadblock along access routes. They have encountered police operatives and abandoned their vehicles and fled into the bush , abandoning nine fabricated firearms, pump action rifle with two cartridges and a motorcycle . And 332 suspected counterfeit US dollars note and two stolen vehicle.
“Police operatives in collaboration with KADVS dismantled suspected bandits’ hideouts during a clearance operation in Makafi LG. Two structures identified as hideouts allegedly used by bandits to hold abducted victims were dismantled at Rugar Mijin Goggo and Unguwar Maryamu in Danguzuri .
“Operatives at Sabon Gari, Zaria Division, arrested a 39-year-old during a search and recovered two AK49 rifles, 228 rounds of RPG ammunition, 275 rounds of 7.62mm AK47 ammunition , five AK47 magazines and some quantities of suspected hard drugs. Also, operatives of Anti-Kidnapping Unit (AKU) arrested three suspected members of armed bandits’ gang at Audu Jangwam, on the Abuja-Karina Expressway. The suspect confessed operating in part of suburb of millennium city in Kaduna and other areas.
“Operatives Anti-kidnapping Unit while on surveillance patrols in the area, arrested the suspect and recovered firearms, double barrel locally made gun, handcuff, live 9mm ammunition and cartridges, POS machine, drilling machine and security uniforms.
“Police operatives while on stop and search recovered 134 live rounds of AK47 ammunition, concealed in the sack along Kachia Road. Police while on routine patrol along Zaria-Kano Expressway recovered 11 sacks containing dried leaves suspected to be cannabis, the suspected driver abandoned the vehicle.”
The CP urged members of the public to always partner with the police in collective efforts to build a safer and more secure Kaduna State: “We need residents to continue providing timely and credible information to security agencies to support ongoing security operations.”
