Crimes

Police raid kidnappers’ den, arrest 3 in Abuja

The operatives of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command have raided a kidnappers’ camp in an Abuja border community and arrested three suspects.

The command’s spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, June 15, 2024.

Adeh said the raid was part of the continuous efforts by the command against criminality in Abuja.

She noted that police operatives from Utako Divisional Headquarters, led by CSP Victor Godfrey, stormed the identified kidnappers’ hideouts in Chikara, a border community in Kogi State with the FCT.

Adeh said three suspects were arrested, with one neutralised in a streak of clearance operations between June 8 and 13.

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The police spokesperson stated: “The sudden appearance of the police operatives in the kidnapper’s camp resulted in a gun duel.

“However, the bandits were overwhelmed by the firepower of the police operative, as one of the gang members got hit during cross-fire and the three suspects were arrested.

“The suspects have confessed to being involved in a series of kidnapping incidents and other heinous crimes in FCT and its environs.”

Adeh added that an English pump-action gun, a locally fabricated pistol, two live cartridges, cutlasses, knives, and charms were recovered from the suspects.

The Star

Segun Ojo

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