The Joint Counter Kidnapping operation conducted by the FCT Police Command in synergy with the Nigerian Army, and other security agencies has successfully smashed the notorious kidnapping gang terrorizing Kuje, Rubochi, Kwali and Abaji axis in Abuja.
Recall that among their victims were NSCDC personnel, a Police Inspector and several others.
Consequently, twenty-six (26) kidnap gang members made up of Fulani/Hausa speaking criminals led by one Usman Abdullahi, some as old as 50 years and others as young as 25 years, were on Wednesday paraded by the FCT Police Commissioner, CP Bala Ciroma.
At several times, the kidnap gang collected ransoms ranging from #6million, #8million and #13million from family of kidnap victims while some of the victims lost their lives in the hands of the kidnappers.
Giving details of their arrest, CP Ciroma said “The Joint operation tagged ‘Operation Sharan Daji’ arrested the suspects in several dens along Kuje, Kwali, Abaji road.
He said 4 locally fabricated firearms, one Dane gun with 10 rounds cylinder loader, 4 cartridges, 3 cutlasses, 3 face masks and 24 wraps of Indian hemp and charms were recovered from the kidnap suspects.
Police operatives also arrested a member of another kidnap gang named Juri Abubakar whose gang had been terrorizing residents of Yangoji, while he was on his way to supply food to the kidnap gang in their hideout.
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His arrest followed a tip off that a victim kidnapped by the gang was in a den and the gang members were expecting payment of ransom.
Before the Police team got to the den of the kidnappers, they escaped thereby scuttling the ransom payment. Concerted efforts are being made to arrest other gang members named as Ibrahim Usman, Dahiru, Jayah, Saidu and Awalu, all male members of the syndicate.
Similarly, Police Operatives attached to Abaji division, arrested another 5-man kidnap gang including a student of the University of Abuja who said the money they make from kidnapping was used for ‘flexing and attending night clubs’.
The suspects are Zaharadeen Abubakar 23 years, Hamza Garba 25 years, Usman Ibrahim 25 years, Jubril Yusuf 24 years and Ismail Omadivi 20 years student.
They were nabbed when the victim they attempted to kidnap and demanded the sum of #500,000 from, informed the police and was asked to play along by the police.
Meanwhile, a 65 year old rapist, Demi Ejegi, was arrested by Police operatives from Mabushi division when he was caught in the act of defiling a 3 year old child.
The pedophile stated that he was sharing a meal with the child when the urge to violate the victim came over him.
Also arrested by Police operatives were one chance fraudsters terrorizing bus passengers on Karimo, Nyanya, Kubwa and Zuba roads in the FCT.
They include Ezenwodo Orioha, Pascal Chijioke, George Okoro, Abraham Success Abba, Ngozi Out (female) and Elizabeth Arokayo.
Picture of some kidnappers
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