Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaFourSuspected Kidnappers Arrested In Adamawa, Recovers N86,000, Three Single Barrel Guns, Threat Letters, Others

YOLA — Adamawa State police command has arrested four suspected kidnappers and recovered N86, 000, three single barrel guns, handset, SIM Cards and threat letters.

DSP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, command’s image maker said in a statement that the suspects were arrested after a tip-off from good Samaritans.

The statement read in part “On the 9/4/2021 and 11/4/2021 the operatives of the command attached to Gombi Division, received complaint from good Samaritans, residents of Wuro Garba and Lugga villages of Hong Local government area, that they received separate letters threatening them to pay a million naira each or risk been kidnapped.

“Investigation led to the arrest of ADONEJA DAUDA 30 years, a resident of Hubbare village, Maiha local government as a prime suspect that sent threatening letters to extort the innocents.

“Prior to his arrest, the suspect extorted the sum of N150, 000 from one Alhaji Dauda Hazzan, a resident of Barkaji village, Hong local government with intimidation to kidnap him.

“Similarly, the command recorded another success by apprehending Musa Saidu 26 years, Manu Hussein 25 years and Hammadu Bello 22years. All residents of Garwayel village, Hong, Hong local government area.

“The suspects sometimes in the month of March, 2021 kidnapped Alhaji Yahaya BUBA, Alhaji Sure and Alhaji Muhammed Bello all of Konto village, Gombi local government.

“The Commissioner of police Aliyu Adamu Alhaji, commended officers and men of Gombi division for reclaiming the public space and making it difficult for criminals to escape arrest”.

Meanwhile, as part of efforts at tackling criminal activities and other related offences, the commissioner of police, working in concert to deepen intelligence and strengthen security in the state, directed the suspects to be arraigned in court on completion of investigations.

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Veteran journalist and recipient of A.B.C Yola, Reporter of the Year Award (1997), Hassan Umar Shallpella, works with WAP as a Regional Correspondence. He was trained at Institute of Mass Communication and Technology Jos and Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, Training School Lagos.He was a News desk Editor and a Correspondent at the Punch newspaper and till 2019, was the Deputy Editor ofThe Scope newspaper.

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