Police Nab 37 Armed Bandits, Loses 7 Men in Confrontations

The Nigeria Police Force is unrelenting in the implementation and enforcement of strategies to ensure safety and adequate protection of travellers and people living in communities in kaduna, minna, tegina, birnin gwari – funtua within Kaduna, Niger and Zamfara States.

As a result, the crime prevention and detection operations of the Force have been strengthened with additional Police Personnel and needed logistics by the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Ibrahim K. Idris NPM, mni to proactively tackle the menace of Kidnappings, armed robberies, Trans-border Car Snatching and other violent crimes throughout the country.

2.     The Commander of the IGP Special Tactical Squad (STS) and his personnel under the Operation Absolute Sanity stormed and raided some identified kidnappers den, camps, Blackspot and Criminal hideouts in the forests located in Kaduna, Minna, Tegina, Birnin gwari – Funtua within Kaduna, Niger and Zamfara States successfully smashed Six (6) notorious gangs and arrested the following Thirty Seven (37) suspects in the act of kidnapping and collection of ransom, some of their victims names withheld were rescued from their captivity unhurt and were reunited with their families. Some of the suspects were also arrested for armed robberies, multiple cars snatching and crossing them to Niger Republic and other neighbouring countries. Six (6) of the suspects were killed during exchange of fire between the Police team and the suspected kidnappers/bandits.

3.     All the suspects arrested confessed to the crime and admitted to the various roles they played in the commission of these capital offences. They will be arraigned in Court on completion of investigation. However, investigation is being intensified to arrest other suspects at large.

4.     Consequent on the ambush, attack and killings of seven (7) Police personnel on duty at Galadimawa, Abuja on the 2nd July, 2018, the Inspector-General of Police has on the 3rd July, 2018 set-up a team of Specialized Crack Investigation Detectives, Police Scene of Crime Experts and Technical Intelligence Unit of the Force to investigate the ambush attack and killing of seven (7) Policemen by Armed robbers/Bandits. They are to ensure that those responsible are arrested and prosecuted. Arrests of some suspects in connection to the crime have been made and investigation is in progress in the case.

5.     Furthermore, the IGP has directed the Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIGs) and Commissioners of Police (CPs) in the zones and State commands across the country to beef up security in their Area of Responsibilities (AOR) and ensure massive deployment of Armed Police Personnel, Patrol Teams and undercover operatives to black spots, flash points and other vulnerable criminal spots to nip in the bud all forms of crimes and criminality nationwide. They are also to make sure that the prevention and detection of crimes are prompt to serve as effective deterrent to who-will-be criminal.

6.     The renewed commitment of the Nigeria Police Force to reduce crimes and criminalities in the country to the barest remains unequivocal and unwavering.

SUSPECTS:

1st  GANG – VICIOUS SUSPECTED KIDPPERS AND ARMED ROBBERS

        i.            ISAH AUTA ‘M’ 30YRS – Gang Leader

      ii.            JIBRIN HARUNA a.k.a JIBRIL ‘M’ 21YRS

    iii.            JIBRIN MOHAMMED  ‘M’ 24YRS

   iv.            SHEHU MOHAMMED  ‘M’ 22YRS

     v.            MOHAMMADU FARIDA ‘M’ 35YRS

   vi.            ABUBAKAR AHMED ‘M’ 30YRS

2nd GANG – SUSPECTED TRANS-BORDER CAR SNATCHERS ARRESTED IN THE ACT

        i.            SALE AHMED a.k.a TORO ‘M’ 28YRS – Gang Leader

      ii.            YUSUF HASSAN ‘M’ 24YRS

    iii.            YUSUF HASSAN SOKOLO ‘M’ 53YRS

   iv.            ISAH SANI ‘M’ 54YRS

3rd  GANG – KIDNAP FOR RANSOM, ARMED ROBBERY AND MURDER SUSPECTS RESPONSIBLE FOR KILLING OF A KIDNAP VICTIM (LATE ALHAJI KADIRI M. MAIGOGI)

        i.            MOHAMMED BELLO a.k.a BETURE ‘M’ 20YRS – Gang Leader

      ii.            BELLO HASSAN a.k.a BEKOLO  ‘M’ 20YRS

    iii.            ABUBAKAR JASIRI  ‘M’ 19YRS

   iv.            TAMBAYA ABDULAHI ‘M’ 29YRS

     v.            SHEHU SULEMAN ‘M’ 24YRS

   vi.            MOHAMMED ISAH ‘M’ 21YRS

4th GANG – SUSPECTED CATTLE RUSTLERS AND KIDNAP FOR RANSOM GANG

       i.       AYUBA SALE  ‘M’ 40YRS – Gang Leader

      ii.       TIMOTHY PETER ‘M’ 26YRS

    iii.       ABUBAKAR SADIQ ‘M’ 29YRS

   iv.       EMMANUEL GARBA ‘M’ 32YRS

     v.       DAHIRU SULE ‘M’ 28YRS

   vi.       NANFON DALIL ‘M’ 19YRS

5th GANG – GANG OF SUSPECTED VICIOUS ARMED ROBBERS WITH AN AMPUTEE AS THEIR ARMOURER

        i.       ABDULRAHAMAN MOHAMMED ‘M’ 19YRS – Gang Leader

      ii.       SANI YAHAYA ‘M’ 27YRS (Armourer)

    iii.       RABIU ADAMU ‘M’ 20YRS

   iv.       JOHN MATTHEW ‘M’ 30YRS

     v.       EL-AMIN AHMED AHMED ‘M’ 20YRS

   vi.       SHAMSUDEEN BALA  ‘M’ 18YRS

6th GANG – A GANG OF ARMED ROBBERS, POSSESSION OF PROHIBITED FIREARMS AND RECEIVING  ROBBED PROPERTIES

        i.            ABDULAHI USMAN a.k.a AKALE ‘M’ 72YRS – Gang Leader

      ii.            SALISU HARUNA ‘M’ 54YRS

    iii.            ARMA YAU YAKUBU ‘M’ 45YRS

   iv.            PATRICK SOLOMON ‘M’ 29YRS

     v.            SADIQ ASHAJA ‘M’ 42YRS

   vi.            YUSUF ALHASAN ‘M’ 35YRS

 vii.            ISMAILA SANI ‘M’ 40YRS

viii.            ALABI SURAJO ‘M’ 24YRS

   ix.            JA’FARU ALHAJI

EXHIBITS RECOVERED FROM THE GANGS

        i.            Four (4) Pump Action Guns

      ii.            Three (3) AK47 RIFLES

    iii.            Three (3) single Barrel Guns

   iv.            Two (2) Dane Guns

     v.            Sixty Five (65) AK47 Live Ammunition

   vi.            Seventeen Exotic vehicles of different makes

 vii.            Fifteen (15) Cattle

viii.            Eighty (80) Sheep

Ag. DCP JIMOH MOSHOOD

FORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER

FORCE HEADQUARTERS

ABUJA.