Police Arrest 8 For Kidnapping, Vandalism In Niger

Niger State Police Command has arrested eight suspects for offences ranging from possession of firearms, vandalism to kidnapping.

The police spokesperson Wasiu Abiodun said yesterday in a statement that operatives attached to Bosso Division arrested two suspects, Sabiu Hassan and Ibrahim Ahore for false personation.

He also disclosed that suspected kidnappers invaded a shop at Sawmill area of Mokwa and kidnapped a victim, consequently, police patrol teams were mobilised to the scene, but the hoodlums had fled with the victim before the police team arrived.

“However, two handsets and one live cartridge were recovered from the scene. In the course of investigation, one Mohammed Dansajo 30yrs of Tunga-Sani was discovered to be the owner of one of the handsets and Police operatives attached to Mokwa Div arrested the suspect along Tunga-Sani/Ndayako road in Mokwa LGA.”

He said during interrogation, he identified the handset and confessed to having conspired  with Abule Shehu Yaro, Umar Maude Baushe, Mohammed Dangi, Katafila and one other, all of Kara-Jebba via Mokwa and Gugu area of Kwara State in perpetrating the crime.

He said a ransom of N3million was collected before the victim was released and he claimed that N350,000, was given to him as his share. Mohammed Dangi 37years of Kara-Jebba was arrested and he confessed that he aided the crime and N100,000 was his share.

Also, the police spokesperson said the police, while on routine stop and search with credible intelligence, intercepted three young men on a motorcycle with Reg. No. KEF 579 VP at Immrat Junction, Tudun-Fulani area of Bosso and searched, one Philip Bawa of Kakulaji village, and was found in possession of one locally made revolver pistol with four rounds of 9mm live ammunition and one dangerous long sharp sword.

Similarly, he said information was received that one Ja’afaru Zakari of Angwan-Gwari area of Abuja was found within Bida town at a hotel, with a motorcycle suspected to be stolen and police operatives attached to Bida Area Command were drafted to the hotel and the suspect was arrested with a Bajaj motorcycle without registration number, but with an inscription of vigilante attached to the Anti-Kidnapping unit of FCT Police Command.

Abiodun said operatives attached to Nasko also arrested two suspects: Jibrin Dahiru and Buhari Umar, saying that Jibrin was suspected to be a member of a syndicate responsible for vandalising transformer cables at Nasko, Salka, Gwagwade, Tunga-Kade and Mamba village of Magama LGA.