The police in Bauchi State in a joint operation in the forests of Alkaleri local government area have killed three suspected bandits/kidnappers while others escaped with gunshot wounds.
In a statement from the command’s public relations officer, Ahmed Wakili, he said on the eve of the New Year 2023, the operatives attached to the command in conjunction with other sister security agencies struck kidnappers/bandits’ hideouts at Dajin Madam and Yankari Reserve.
During the daring operation, some bandits were neutralised and dislodged from their enclaves, while the remaining sprinted in disarray into the deep forest with possible bullet wounds.
In the same vein, the troops sustained patrol and clearance operations around the thick forests to arrest the fleeing suspects, consequently, two Ak47 rifles were recovered during the operation.
He said command has recorded unprecedented success in the fight against the kidnapping menace in the state, as unrelenting police operations in the affected areas hugely impacted the kidnapping activities, thereby denying the kidnappers/bandits a breathing space to carry out their nefarious activities at Rimi, Magama Bagwas, Mansur, Pali and Yalo villages.
In another development, two suspects were arrested on 27th December, 2022, at about 1600hrs by the operatives attached to the command’s Anti-Kidnapping Unit Base 4, following credible intelligence available at their disposals.
The suspect Adamu Mohammed, 33, was arrested with his accomplice, Datti Alhaji Bulama (aka Dattuwa) 35, all of Maimadi ward via Pali District.
Investigations revealed that the principal suspect (Adamu Muhammad) confessed to having participated in kidnapping activities in Kaltanga village where they kidnapped four people and camped them at Yankari Forest for about five days until the sum of N20,000,000 was paid as ransom, out of which, the sum of N30,000 was given to him as his share of the proceed of the crime.
