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FCT police storm criminals’ hideout, arrest suspected kidnappers

One AK-47 rifle, 10 mobile phones, a cash sum of three hundred and forty-five thousand naira and other items were recovered from the suspects.

• February 5, 2024
Alleged kidnappers
Alleged kidnappers [Credit: Josephine Adeh]

Police operatives of the FCT Police Command attached to the anti-kidnapping unit in the continued fight against criminality in FCT, on 02/02/2024, acting on credible intelligence, arrested one Buhari Muhammad ‘m’ 20 yrs, a wanted kidnap kingpin; Muhammad Sabiu  â€˜m’ 20 yrs, Isah Abdullahi ‘m’, Hamzat Musa ‘m’ 21 yrs, Fatima Abdullahi ‘f’ 22yrs and Zuliat Yusuf ‘f’ 23 yrs in a hotel in Bassa Village in FCT.

The notorious kidnap syndicate were responsible for the abduction of one Joshua Eze, the husband to Blessing Eze, who suffered a bullet injury in the process of her husband’s abduction on 27/01/2024 and was subsequently rescued unhurt by Police operatives of the Command on 28/01/2024.

One AK-47 rifle, 10 mobile phones, a cash sum of three hundred and forty-five thousand naira and some other valuables were recovered from the suspects, who have since confessed to the crime and other kidnapping incidents in the Territory.

While the investigation is still ongoing, the Commissioner of Police FCT, CP Benneth C. Igweh psc, mni, wishes to assure members of the public of his commitment to rid FCT of criminality in all its manifestations.

He equally urges residents to report suspicious activities through the following emergency lines; 08032003913, 08061581938, 07057337653, and 08028940883; PCB: 09022222352.

SP Josephine Adeh, Anipr,
Police Public Relations Officer,
For: The Commissioner of Police
FCT Police Command

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