Arrest Of 8 Notorious Kidnappers Terrorizing Abuja-Kaduna Express Way.

Sequel to the Massive Deployment of Police Patrol Vehicles, SARS, Anti Kidnapping Units, STS and IRT Operatives to the Abuja-Kaduna Express Way By IGP Ibrahim K Idris, The Gangleader of kidnappers, 2ic, 3rd in Command and 5 other Gangmembers were arrested by Operatives of the IGP-IRT with Technical Intelligence Support from TIU on 15/6/17, 16/6/17 and 17/6/17.

The suspects arrested Includes the Leader of the Gang Adamu Mamman aka Master 35yrs Native of Amana village Kaduna State, Ali Rabo aka Blacky Native of Liman Ibada village Kaduna State the 2ic of the Gang, Umar Antijo 27yrs native of Rijana village who is the Main Informant of the Abuja-Kaduna Expressway Kidnappers, Shehu Idris Shagari 27yrs the 3rd in Command native of Gadan Gayan village Kaduna, Awwalu Ahmadu aka Mota 27yrs Native of Rijana village Kaduna and their Major receivers of stolen cows, phones Laptops etc from the Kidnappers, Babangida Abdullahi 31yrs native of Rijana village, Usman Abdulmumin 27yrs Native of Rijana village and Ahmad Abdullahi 31yrs native Rijana village Kaduna.

The suspects confessed that they decided to Release their last Victim and Proceed to go and See their Family members in their Respective Villages before IRT operatives Arrested them at Maraban Jos, Anguwa Pama, Sabon Gayan and Rijana village all in Kaduna State. All Suspects arrested Confessed to Several Kidnappings of Motorist and Passengers along the Abuja-Kaduna Expressway, including the kidnapping of DSP Munir attached to Airwing Force Headquarters Abuja, A Retired Police Sgt, A Driver to the Chairman Senate Committee on Police Affairs, 5 Students of ABU and Nuhu Bamalli University namely Idris Goga, Simon Terna, Kazzah Bulus, Ibrahim Kalin, and Augustine Climax who was later killed and Corpse dumped in the river by the kidnappers. Many of the Victims have Positively identified the Gangleader, 2ic, 3ic and informant among others as the ones responsible for their abduction.

The suspects further confessed that because of the Massive deployment of Security Forces in their area of Operations by the IGP, most of their gang members are relocating from Rijana village to their Respective home towns and further narrated that there are 2 Major groups of Kidnappers Operating within Rijana Axis of the Abuja-Kaduna Expressway. Suspects are assisting IRT operatives in tracing the Second Group. Victim Phones, 17,000 naira of 500 mints belonging to victims, SIM Cards, Charms, Cutlasses and 2 pairs of Army Uniforms were recovered from the Kidnappers. Serious efforts to arrest Remaining Gangmembers in Progress.

Kidnapping is now a lucrative business in the Nigeria of today

This is a very good development. Kudos to the Nigerian Police. That Abuja - Kaduna highway is a den of notorious Kidnappers. The kidnapers operating on the Abuja - Kaduna highway have caused so much pain and sorrows to a lot of Nigerians.

I hope and pray the Nigerian Police prosecute and jail these criminals without delay.