14 suspected notorious kidnappers terrorizing residents of Adamawa state have been apprehended by the state’s police command.
This was disclosed by the spokesperson of the police in the state, DSP Sulaiman Nguroje, in a statement on Tuesday, August 17, in Yola, the state capital. He said the arrest of the suspected kidnappers followed credible information from reliable sources.
According to the Punch, Mr. Nguroje stated that “The Operatives of Adamawa State Police Command attached to SIB have recorded another breakthrough by apprehending a syndicate of fourteen notorious kidnappers terrorizing innocent citizens. The suspects were all arrested at their various hideouts following credible information from a reliable source.”
The names of the suspects are; Sanda Buba, 33, resident of Bausman village, Chigari in Fufore LGA, Aliyu Abubakar, 34, resident of Yolde Pate, Yola south LGA, Ashiru Sarkin Yamma, 25, resident of no fixed address, Tukur Hammadu, 35, of Yolde Pate, Yola south, Abdul Isa, 35, from Samunaka in Yola South LGA, and Idris Musa, 27, of Malabu, Fufore LGA.
Others are Samaila Garba, 25, a resident of Bunga, Malabu district, Fufore LGA, Mumini Idirisu, 25, of Bunga, Malabu district, Fufore LGA, Abubakar Yau, 30, of Sabongari, Jada LGA, Adamu Hussein, 25, of Budzu, Kojoli Village,Jada LGA, Martins Haruna, 24, of Budzu, Kojoli Village, Jada LGA, Shehu Abubakar, 30, of Budzu, Kojoli Village, Jada LGA, Bamanga Ali, 30, of Budzu, Kojoli Village, Jada LGA, and Nuvalga Musa, 33, a resident of Budzu, Kojoli Village, Jada LGA.
Mr. Nguroje further disclosed that the suspects during interrogation confessed to the kidnapping of Alhaji Sale Idi of Farang in Fufore LGA, Ya’u Adamu of Ganye town, and Jones Hayatu of Kojoli Village, Jada Local Government Areas for which they received ransoms.
While commending the officers of SIB for their efforts in making it difficult for the suspects to escape, the spokesman called on the general public to continue to liaise with the police force by giving credible information on people with suspicious behaviour in their community.