How Police Arrested Notorious Kidnappers In Adamawa
Thompson Nsisongabasi
Aug 18, 2021
The Police in Adamawa has disclosed the arrest of 14 suspected notorious kidnappers terrorising people of the state.
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DSP Sulaiman Nguroje, the Police Spokesperson in the state, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Yola.
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Nguroje said the breakthrough followed credible information from reliable sources.
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"The Operatives from Adamawa Police Command attached to SIB have recorded another breakthrough by apprehending a syndicate of 14 notorious kidnappers terrorising innocent citizens.
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"The suspects were all arrested at their various hideouts following credible information from reliable sources.
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"During their arrests, 19 cell phones with 22 SIM cards of different networks were recovered,ÔÇØ the statement read in part.
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Nguroje said that the suspects were arrested in Fufore, Yola South and Jada Local Government Areas of the state.
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He said during interrogation all the suspects confessed to kidnapping one Alhaji Sale Idi of Farang in Fufore LGA and Ya'u Adamu of Ganye town in Ganye LGA.
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Another victim was Jones Hayatu of Kojoli village in Jada Local Government Area.
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They also admitted to had collected huge amount of money as ransom from their victims.
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"On the strength of that, the Commissioner of Police, Aliyu Ahaji, commended the officer in charge of SIB and his men for making it difficult for such criminals to escape arrest.
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"The Commissioner called on members of the public to continue giving credible information regarding any person of suspicious character in their neighbourhood to the police.
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"The police boss further directed for discreet investigation into the matter, and assured that the suspects will be prosecuted accordingly,ÔÇØ Nguroje said.
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— Thompson Nsisongabasi