In the continued fight against criminality in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), operatives of the FCT Police Command attached to the Anti-Kidnapping Unit, on February 2, 2024, acting on credible intelligence invaded the kidnappers’ hideout and arrested one Buhari Muhammad ‘m’ 20 years, a wanted kidnap kingpin; Muhammad Sabiu ‘m’ 20 years, Isah Abdullahi ‘m’, Hamzat Musa ‘m’ 21 years, Fatima Abdullahi ‘f’ 22years and Zuliat Yusuf ‘f’ 23 years in a hotel in Bassa Village in FCT.
The Command’s Spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, in a statement, said the notorious kidnap syndicates were responsible for the abduction of one Joshua Eze, the husband to Blessing Eze who suffered a bullet injury in the process of her husband’s abduction on January 27, 2024, and was subsequently rescued unhurt by Police operatives of the Command on January 28, 2024.
According to Adeh, One AK47 rifle, 10 mobile phones, a cash sum of three hundred and forty-five thousand naira, and some other valuables were recovered from the suspects who have since confessed to the crime and other kidnapping incidents in the Territory.
While the investigation is still ongoing, the Commissioner of Police FCT, CP Benneth C. Igweh wishes to assure members of the public of his commitment to rid FCT of criminality in all its manifestations.
He equally urges residents to report suspicious activities through the following emergency lines: 08032003913, 08061581938, 07057337653, and 08028940883; PCB: 09022222352.
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