The Nigeria Police Force has recorded a major breakthrough in its ongoing efforts to clamp down on violent crimes across the country, neutralizing four suspected kidnappers and recovering a large cache of arms and ammunition in separate operations in Delta and Kano States.
According to the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, says operatives attached to the Delta State Command arrested one Abubakar Usman, popularly known as “Shehu,” identified as the leader of a deadly kidnapping gang operating within the state.
Following his arrest, the suspect confessed to several high-profile abductions and murders, Acting on his confession, operatives stormed the gang’s hideout in a forest along the Asaba/Agbor expressway, where they were met with gunfire. In the gun battle that ensued, four gang members were killed, and the police recovered three AK-47 rifles and ninty rounds of live ammunition.
In a separate operation in Kano State on the same day, police operatives acting on credible intelligence arrested three suspects at Dorayi Babba area. Further investigation led to the discovery of 15 locally fabricated revolver rifles, one hundred and two live cartridges, and six expended cartridges.
According to ACP Adejobi, investigations are ongoing to trace the source of the locally fabricated firearms and dismantle the production network.
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has commended the gallantry and professionalism of the operatives involved, reaffirming the Force’s commitment to rooting out criminals and ensuring national security.
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