Ahmad Saka , Bauchi
Bauchi state Police Command has dismantle Kidnappers/Banditry and cuttle rustlers syndicates rescued 10 kidnapped victims arrested 12 suspects,neutralised two suspected armed bandits and recovered weapons, cash and animals.
The State Police Commissiones Auwal Musa Muhammad stated this today, when he addressed a Press Conference in Bauchi, He said” the Command successfully arrested six (6) suspected gangs of Kidnappers and their informants in which four (4) males and two (2) females, terrorizing Burra village and Ningi LGA.
He gave the name of the suspects as Hamisu Umaru ‘m’ aged 30yrs disabled
Ahmadu Abdullahi ‘m’ aged 18yrs ,Adamu Wada Tela ‘m’ aged 18yrs ,Usman Iliya ‘m’ aged 15yrs ,Rabi Tela Abdulmumini ‘f’ informant and Hajara Bello ‘f’ “
CP Auwal said “Consequently, the arrest of the above suspect was insinuations to the Command operations which led to the dismantling of the kidnapper’s hideout situated at Burra Forest, due to the intense superior firepower by the Police, so many kidnappers were neutralized while others scamper in disarray and escaped with bullet wounds”.
He said during the operations the Command had rescued five (5) kidnapped victims from the kidnapper’s den, among them includes; Mai Unguwan Kayel village under Balma district, Three Fulani from Kurmi with their three (3) motorcycles and a woman and her child from Kurmi village and reunited them with their respective families hale and healthy,the operation continues to yield immense positive results which led to the rescue of another five (5) kidnapped victims from different kidnapper’s enclaves at Burra Forest, Ningi LGA, however, two (2) suspected kidnappers were also arrested alongside seventy (70) Cows, sixty (60) Sheep’s and Goats suspected to be rustled were also recovered.”
In another development, the Commissioner of Police said “the Command arrested team of cattle rustlers terrorizing Ningi and beyond because of the information received from Good Samaritan that, two unknown people armed with cutlasses and sticks trespassed into the house of one Haruna Idi ‘m’ aged 23yrs of Zahi village via Burra village, and beat the occupant to an unconscious condition and made away with his Cows. On receipt of information, a team of detectives drafted from Ningi Divisional Headquarters swung into action, rushed to the scene and found one of the culprits by name Abubakar Ahmed ‘m’ aged 45yrs was neutralized by mob action and arrested Abdullahi Ahmadu ‘m’ aged 22yrs and recovered the Cows from them”.
Commissioner said similarly” intelligence at the Command disposal revealed that some unknown bandits launched an attack operation at Tabia and Kongoro axis.On receipt of the intelligence, operatives swiftly swung into action at the scene neutralized two of the bandits and evacuated the corps from the mountain and deposited them at Ningi General Hospital mortuary, the operatives recovered the sum of three hundred thousand naira from them”.
He said”, the Command operatives arrested one Bilyaminu Ali ‘m’ aged 25yrs and Tasiu Safiyanu ‘m’ aged 25yrs all from Mani village, Katsina State, they were arrested around U.B.A Bank Ningi,
During interrogation, the suspects couldn’t give a satisfactory account of themselves. Investigation is ongoing.”
Commissioner of Police said ” detectives in conjunction with the Nigerian Army and other Quasi security outfits arrested five (5) members of kidnapper’s groups stationed within Kongoro Community and observing the movement of the Communities, which include; Rahane Abubakar ‘f’, Habu Tukur ‘m’ aged 23yrs of Kongoro ,Mohammed Rabiu ‘m’ aged 40yrs of Kongoro ,Idris Haruna ‘m’ and
Sule Haruna ‘m’”
He said, the command would not shy away from its constitutional mandate of protecting the life and property of our hard-working citizens/residents through robust synergy/partnership with all relevant stakeholders in the state.
Auwal attributed the groundbreaking successes recorded to the strategic review of the Command operations through robust partnership with other sister security agencies, community participation and intelligence led-policing in the State.
He assured that the Command is super ready to deploy both human and material assets available at its disposals to confront crime and criminality in the State, it is also pertinent to emphasise here that no form of crime will be ignored with the prior consent of the Command.
