Police arrest 51 suspected kidnappers, other criminals in Borno
The police in Borno has paraded five suspected kidnappers and 46 other criminal suspects arrested for various crimes in the state.
The suspects were arrested by the command for various offences such as rape, homicide, robbery, vandalism, fraud and forgery.
The Commissioner of Police, Abdu Umar, stated this while parading the suspects on Friday in Maiduguri.
Mr Umar said that five of the 51 suspects were arrested for kidnapping in separate operations in Askira Uba and Hawul Local Government Areas of Borno and Gombi LGA in Adamawa.
He noted that two of the suspected kidnappers, Buba Iggi and Adamu Buba were arrested in a bush in Askira Uba by the police in collaboration with hunters following a tip off.
He said that three other suspects, Abdullahi Abubakar, Buje Jalo and Buba Manu, were nabbed in Hawul and Gombi LGAs also with the support of hunters.
The Commissioner said that two persons were rescued from the suspected kidnappers who abandoned them.
“The arrested suspects confessed to the crime while efforts are being intensified to arrest their fleeing accomplices,” he said.
Others paraded by the police include two suspects for rape, three for robbery, four for homicide, two for vandalism, eight for inciting disturbances, five for possession of hemp, four for extortion, 14 for theft, two for cheating, one each for fraud and forgery.
(NAN)
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