At least 14 suspects have been arrested by Adamawa State police command over alleged kidnapping activities.
This was made known by the command in a statement on Thursday, explaining that the arrests resulted from the implementation of fresh operational modalities to curb kidnapping activities in the state.
“Commissioner of Police, Afolabi Babatola, worked out the strategy, which yielded another success as 14 suspects were apprehended,” the statement said.
Signed and released by the Adamawa State Police Command spokesperson, SP Suleiman Nguroje, the statement disclosed that the suspects were picked up with five AK-47 rifles and two locally fabricated guns with 22 rounds of live ammunition.
According to the statement, the suspects were Risku Babangida, 25, Ila Suleiman, 40, Abubakar Yusuf, 20, Buba Adamu, 36, and Abubakar Mohammed, 36.
Others include Isa Umaru, 36, Abdul Hamman, 31, Ali Yero, 26, Abdullahi Umar, 21, Musa Gide, 30, Abubakar Usman, 20, Abubakar Dungu, 25, and Maigemu Abdullahi, 25.
The command said it “is committed to getting rid of kidnapping activities,” adding that measures have been taken to improve response time, intelligence, and prompt visibility policing across the state, according to Daily Post.
