Four arrested, weapons recovered as FTC Police crackdown kidnapping syndicate

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has dismantled notorious kidnapping hideouts within Abuja, arresting four key suspects and seizing multiple arms and ammunition.

According to a statement released on Thursday by the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, the Command’s Anti-Kidnapping Unit successfully apprehended the suspects on Tuesday after acting on reliable intelligence.

The four individuals, believed to have orchestrated a series of abductions in the region, were arrested at a hideout in the Sauka area of Abuja.

The arrested suspects include Yau Sani, also known as “Baba,” an ex-convict; Nuhu, alias “Giwa”; Kabiru Mohammed; and Yusuf Hassan, all of whom had been operating within the general population.

Adeh said “The suspects confessed to being responsible for a series of kidnappings of unsuspecting residents in FCT and its environs, the killing of seven victims in the process.

“These gangs have attacked Dakwa, Dawaki, Aco estate, Dupe Village, Zuma Rock, Kuchiko village and some villages in Niger and Kaduna.”

She said the suspects also led police operatives to another hideout in Gauraka Forest, Suleja, Niger State, where they dug out four AK-47 rifles, 13 AK-47 magazines, 162 rounds of 7.6 mm live ammunition.

“The suspects also confessed their intending plans to attack some government institutions and estates within the FCT, which have been proactively prevented by the Command.

“The Command wishes to reiterate its commitment to stamping out crime and criminality within the FCT,” the police spokesperson added.