Men of the Kogi State Command of the State Security Service (SSS), on Wednesday, paraded suspected kidnappers who have been terrorising the state.
The state SSS director, Joseph Okpo, told journalists in Lokoja thatthe command has arrested 10 suspected kidnappers in the last few weeks.
While parading four of the suspects, Okpo said the suspects were arrested in full military combat uniform. Already, six of the suspects have been arraigned in court
According to him, the arrested suspects were Haruna Saleh, Kabiru Shuaibu, Mumuni Adamu and Tukur Shuaibu, adding that the people specialised in robbery and kidnapping along the major roads.
He said the people had confessed to be involved in some operations on Maraba-Jos road, Malufashi on Zaria-Kaduna and Jaji-Zaria road all in full military uniform.
He explained that the suspects were apprehended on their way from Kaduna axis to link up with some people in Obajana where they planned to engage in fresh operations.
Okpo however said the suspects were already giving a very good lead on the source of their uniform, adding that the command had already liased with the state command of the Nigeria Police to investigate the source of the military uniform.
He added that upon interrogation, the suspects confessed to have been involved in six operations between the Ramadan period and the day they were arrested.
According to the SSS director, investigation had revealed that most of the kidnappers operating in the state were from outside Kogi, lamenting that the people were taking advantage of the geographical location and the route structure of the state.
He however pledged that the command would continue to cooperate with other security agencies to address the security challenges and take advantage of the renewed zeal of the state government to fight crime.
The leader of the gang, Mumuni Adamu, however said they got the military uniforms from a commercial motorcyclist, popularly called Okada at the rate of N1500 a pair.
He also said he had been living in Obajana for almost six years and had been involved in criminal activities for over one year.
