Kaduna Police Command arrest/parade 79 kidnappers-Bandits-Cattle Rustlers/recover 439 Cattles.
In its determination to rid the state of kidnappers, bandits and armed robbers, the Kaduna State Police Command has paraded 79 criminals, including gangs terrorizing travelers on the Kaduna-Abuja highway.
One of the suspects was a dismissed soldier who was sent packing from the Nigerian Army for opening fire on his Commander in the North East.
Commissioner of Police in the state, CP Ali Janga while parading the suspects disclosed that during the operations that led to the arrest of the criminals, 35 guns and 439 cattle were recovered from the suspects.
“The gallant determination of our crack operatives such as SARS, AKU, IRT, and other units has again recorded some successes with the apprehension of 79 suspects for various crimes.
They include. “Criminal Conspiracy, Armed Robbery, Kidnapping, Cattle Rustling, Culpable Homicide, Shop breaking and theft, Impersonation and Receiving of Stolen Properties.
“Pursuant to our collective resolve, high sense of commitment and relentless determination, the Command has sustained a serious manhunt on bandits and other perpetrators of crime within the State with a view to arresting and bringing them to book.
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He continued, “I am also glad to inform the general public that, we are currently reviewing our structural deployment along Kaduna-Abuja Road, Kaduna-Zaria Road and Kaduna-Birnin Gwari Road with a view to make the highways safer for commuters while the efforts to rid the Command off banditry and other violent crimes continue.”
According to CP Janga, recoveries from the suspects include 9 Ak47 Rifles, one unserviceable LAR Rifle and 11 locally made rifles and pistols, one Pump Action, three Dane guns, 954 Rounds of live ammo of different caliber and 24 Live Cartridges.
Also recovered are one knife, one hacksaw, the sum N30,000, 2 handsets, one face mask, two pair of canvass, four and half (41/2) Bundle of Brocade (Shadda) Materials and eleven Caps.
“We also recovered one KIA Serato Motor Vehicle with Reg. No TT 547 AA Black in colour, one Toyota Corolla S Ash in colour with Reg. No. GWA 872 FM, one unregistered Mercedes Benz C350 Ash in colour.
“Donkeys, one tricycle with Reg. No MKA 248 WY, 6 motorcycles, 8 Plasma Television, one HP Laptop, One Tiger Generator and four cutlasses were also recovered.
He urged the good people of Kaduna state to go about their normal businesses as the Command has appreciably reduced the rate of crime within the state even as he solicited their continued support with timely information.
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