POLICE PARADED 23 VICIOUS, NOTORIOUS KIDNAPPERS, ARMED ROBBERS CATTLE RUSTLERS ALONG SULEJA, BIDA, MINNA - KADUNA HIGHWAYS

PARADE OF TWENTY THREE (23) VICIOUS AND NOTORIOUS KIDNAP FOR RANSOM AND ARMED ROBBERY SYNDICATES, AND CATTLE RUSTLING GANG TERORRIZING INNOCENT NIGERIANS/VILLAGES AND TRAVELLERS ALONG SULEJA –BIDA - MINNA – KADUNA HIGHWAYS BY CSP JIMOH MOSHOOD, FORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER  AT LAMBATA, NIGER STATE ON 15^thDECEMBER, 2017.

-Recovered from the gangs catches of Arms and Ammunition, Operational Vehicles of the Gang, Seventy Nine (79) Rustled Cattle, Fifteen (15) Sheep  and Five (5) pairs of suspected fake military camouflage uniform.

SUSPECTS   

1^st Gang - Kidnap for Ransom/Armed Robbery

1.         Bello Garba

2.         Nasiru Mohammed  

3.         Saminu Jibrin

4.         Musa Usman

5.         Yazid Umar

6.         Ismailia Haruna  - Armourer

7.         Dahiru Bello – Armourer

8.         Usman Mamuda

9.         Ahmadu Musa

2^nd Gang – Armed Robbery/Cattle Rustling Gang

10.   Mohammed Saidu

11.   Yusuf Sani

12.   Usman Wakili

13.   Hussaini Yakubu

14.   Muktar Ayuba

3^rd Gang - Kidnap for Ransom/Armed Robbery

15.   Nasiru Bogi

16.   Ibrahim Mohammed

17.   Mamuda Yakubu

18.   Ibrahim Mamuda

19.   Musa Yakubu

4^th Gang - Kidnap for Ransom/Armed Robbery

20.   Yahaya Yakubu

21.   Hassau Yakubu

22.   Aliyu Mamuda

23.   Salihu Yakubu

EXHIBITS

       i.            Three (3) AK47 Rifles

     ii.            Forty Nine (49) Rounds 7.62 X 39mm

   iii.            Two Magazines

 iv.            Two Dane Guns

   v.            Curate Chain

 vi.            Three (3) wallets

vii.            One Can of Gun Powder

viii.            One Bottle of Codeine

  ix.            Three (3) ATM Cards

    x.            79 Rustled Cattle

  xi.            Golf Saloon Car – Operational Vehicle 

Sequel to the directive of the Inspector General of Police, IGP Ibrahim K. Idris NPM, mni, to Operation Absolute Sanity to get rid of all forms of kidnapping, armed robbery, cattle rustling and other violent crimes on Abuja – Kaduna, Abuja – Suleja/Minna highways and other major highways across the country; the IGP Special Tactical Squad (STS) attached to Operation Absolute Sanity from 7^th December, 2017 to 15^th December, 2017 working on actionable intelligence and other information provided by victims embarked on massive raids and swooped on hideouts, kidnappers camps where five (5)  victims (names withheld) were rescued and the suspects mentioned above arrested after exchanged of gun fire that lasted several hours. Two of the suspectsIsmailia Haruna and Dahiru Bello who are the Armourers of the gangs were also arrested.

All the suspects have confessed to the various criminal roles they played in the commission of several kidnap for ransom, armed robbery and cattle rustling crimes. Most of the suspects were identified by their victims, some of whom are present here today. They will all be arraigned in court on completion of investigation.