The Kogi State Police Command, yesterday, paraded 16 suspects arrested over offences bordering on kidnapping, armed robbery and unlawful possession of firearms.
The Commissioner of Police in the state, CP Hakeem Busari, who paraded the suspects at the command’s headquarters in Lokoja, said the arrests were part of the outcome of Operation Puff Adder recently launched in the state to tackle the menace of kidnapping, armed robbery, attempted culpable homicide and violent crimes.
According to him, Daniel Nyibe, Mohammed Saleh, Amachu Isah Aloko and Muhammed Saibu were arrested for alleged involvement in series of kidnapping between Kogi and Nasarawa states.
The CP noted that the five suspects had confessed to being members of kidnap syndicates terrorising the state, adding that two pump action guns and 20 live cartridges were recovered from them.
He said Osiri Peter, Muhammed Abdul and Suleiman Sule were arrested at Ganaja Village in Lokoja through a tip off that armed robbers who specialised in snatching motorcycles at gun point were at Wada Road area.
CP Busari further said the operatives of Operation Puff Adder swung into action in synergy with the local vigilante and arrested the three suspects and rescued their victim.
He added that two kidnap suspects, Samaila Isiaka and Sani Mohammed, were arrested and paraded for abducting one Yunusa Audu at the Odo-Ape Fulani camp.
Danlami Shaibu and Sadiq Momoh were also arrested over alleged criminal trespass, while Olaoluwa Emmanuel and Jumoke Ajayi were allegedly arrested with 72 wraps of weed suspected to be cannabis sativa and two and half sachets of tramadol.
Busari noted that all the suspects had admitted to have committed the crimes, saying they would soon be arraigned in court.
Credit: Daily Trust
