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Niger State Police Command has dismantled a notorious kidnapping syndicate linked to convulsive attacks successful parts of the authorities and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, recovering 10 AK-47 rifles and arresting 71 suspects successful a month-long violative against transgression networks.
The Commissioner of Police, CP Adamu Abdullahi Elleman, disclosed the achievements during a property briefing successful Minna, saying the command’s intelligence-driven operations successful July besides led to the betterment of 15 AK-47 magazines, 330 rounds of unrecorded ammunition and the rescue of kidnap victims.
Elleman said the breakthrough followed months of surveillance connected equipped gangs terrorising communities astir Garam, Chachi, Ijah-Gwari, Ijah-Koro, Gauraka and the Kaduna Road corridor.
According to him, the suspected pack leader, Samaila Ilya, alias Yakumujuri, was arrested connected July 10 astatine Kpakungu Roundabout, Minna, aft earlier escaping during a fierce weapon conflict with constabulary operatives successful Bwari, Abuja.
During interrogation, the CP stated that the fishy allegedly confessed to participating successful respective kidnapping operations successful Gauraka, Kubwa and Bwari portion besides narrating however members of the pack killed the lad of a kidnapped pistillate contempt collecting ransom earlier yet releasing her.
The constabulary co...
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