Operatives of the Kaduna State Police Command have arrested two suspected kidnappers and four members of an armed robbery syndicate in the Samaru area of Zaria Local Government Area.
The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Mansir Hassan, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, saying the suspects were apprehended based on credible intelligence.
He explained that a team of police detectives led by the Divisional Police Officer of Samaru-Zaria, acting on credible intelligence, launched an operation in Zango and Hayin- Jarumai areas of Samaru-Zaria, which led to the arrest of the four armed robbery suspects – Abubakar Alkamu, Ahmed Isah, Hassan Isah and Umar Abubakar.
The police said that during a search at the residence of the third suspect, Hassan Isah, officers recovered a dagger, which is allegedly used in carrying out the criminal activities of the syndicate.
The statement revealed that all the four suspects confessed to their involvement in various robbery incidents, while a manhunt is currently underway to apprehend other members of the gang and its leaders who are in possession of the Arms of the group.
Similarly, the police also arrested two suspected kidnappers in jere area of Kagarko local government area of Kaduna State.
“On 19th January 2025, at about 2200hrs acting on credible intelligence, a team of detectives led by the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Jere conducted a coordinated operation in Jere,” the statement read.
“This operation led to the successful arrest of two suspected Kidnappers, identified as Abubakar Ahmadu ‘M’a native of Mayo Belwa and Shehu SNU ‘M. from Tango all in Adamawa state. The Command is still on trailed of other gang members.”
Three mobile phones and the sum of ₦158,600 were recovered from the suspects as exhibits, while upon interrogation, both suspects confessed to being members of a notorious bandit gang responsible for terrorizing the Abuja-Kaduna axis.
In another operation, police operatives at Hunkuyi Division recovered 50 stolen cows from suspected cattle rustlers during an exchange of gunfire.
The incident happened on January 20, 2025 when police operatives intercepted suspected cattle rustlers who invaded a residence in Dandako Village and rustled about fifty cows, and during an exchange of gunfire, the rustlers abandoned the stolen cattle and flee into nearby bushes.
