– In recent times the Inspector General of Police, IGP Ibrahim Idris has been concerned with the occurrence of cases of kidnappings on the Abuja-Kaduna Highway
– He deployed a joint police team tasked to rout out the kidnap for ransom gangs and armed robbery gangs that have been terrorizing the highway
– This operation is to complement the ongoing joint police/military operations
The Nigeria Police Force on Monday, July 31, said it had arrested 32 suspects responsible for kidnapping along the Abuja-Kaduna expressway.
The force Public Relations Officer, CSP Jimoh Moshood, disclosed this in a statement via Facebook.
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Moshood said that items recovered from the suspects include: 4 ak 47 rifles, 6 locally made pump action gun and 2 magazines.
The Nigeria Police displaying recovered items from kidnappers. Photo credit: Nigeria Police
The suspects were jointly arrested By IRT, STS, CTU and Special Force of the Nigeria Police all deployed by IGP Ibrahim Idris to bring Sanity to the most busiest expressway in Northern Nigeria.
They have made confessional statements indicating the various criminal roles they played in the commission of the crime.
Most of them have been identified by some of their victims. They will soon be charged to court on completion of investigation.
The suspects paraded before journalists. Photo credit: Nigeria Police
Meanwhile the Inspector General of Police has commended and appreciated the communities and people in the towns and villages along Abuja –Kaduna highway for their cooperation with the police personnel deployed for the operation.
He however, implored commuters, travelers and other road users to support the Police personnel in the discharge of their responsibilities and in the implementation of other crime prevention and control strategies of the Force.
The operations will be sustained and is being replicated in all other Highways and major roads across the country.
Most of the kidnappers were identified by some of their victims and will soon be charged to court. Photo credit: Nigeria Police
In a previous report by ZENITHBLOG.com, the Lagos state police command disclosed that 20 kidnappers were killed while making attempts to rescue the six abducted students of Igbonla-Epe Model College, Lagos state.
Fatai Owoseni, the state commissioner of police, on Friday, July, 28, made this known to journalists in the state.
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The boys were released on Friday, July 28, 64 days after they were kidnapped in their school premises on Sunday, May 28.
Watch ZENITHBLOG.com TV report on the popular kidnapper known as ‘Evans’ below:
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