Police Kills 2 Suspected Kidnapers, Arrests 2 Others in Niger
From Yakubu Mustapha Minna
Niger State Police Command has killed two suspected kidnappers when they attacked a victim at Zolegi village via Saminaka Lapai, inflicted a machete cut injury on his head and kidnapped his wife to an unknown destination.
Police tactical team led by DPO Lapai and vigilante members mobilized and stormed Saminaka forest, where the kidnapped victim was suspected to have been kept by the abductors.
While combing the forest, a gun duel ensued between the team and the hoodlums, and during the gun battle, two among the hoodlums were neutralized, while others escaped into the forest with bullet injuries, and one AK-47 rifle with twenty rounds of life ammunition was recovered.
The abducted woman was rescued unhurt, and the injured husband was taken to a nearby medical facility for treatment.
Similarly, Niger Police command has arrested two suspected kidnappers one
Umar Aliyu 35yrs of Diri-Ndaji, Kebbi State and Moh’d Abubakar 25yrs of Peregi, Kogi State.
A statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer PPRO DSP Wasiu Abiodun stated that they were arrested at Kure-Market Park during an attempt to board a commercial vehicle to Kebbi based on credible intelligence received.
The suspects were arrested at Kure-Market Park during an attempt to board a commercial vehicle to Kebbi.
Reports revealed that Umar Aliyu confessed that he had participated in kidnapping activities at Sakaba in Kebbi last year and that he recently relocated from there to Angwan-Kuka area of Bosso, Minna as he had been on the run.
He confessed further that he contacted Moh’d Abubakar from Kogi, a gang member he met at Sakaba to join him in Minna to proceed to Kebbi for a possible kidnap, while Moh’d came to Minna with an AK-47 rifle.
The suspects are under investigation and one AK-47 rifle with thirteen rounds of life ammunition was recovered.
