Operatives of the Kaduna State Police Command have arrested 15 suspected bandits, while several others were killed when the bandits attempted to kidnap innocent victims.
The arrests were made when the police operatives had an encounter with the suspects.
The men of Benue State Police Command, it was gathered, rescued over seven victims and recovered AK47 rifles, including police rifles and 30 rounds of ammunition at Buruku Village of Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
The Kaduna State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Yekini Ayoku told Saturday Sun that on May 9, 2022, the police operatives conducted routine patrol on Galadimawa road in Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
He said during the routine patrol, the operatives intercepted a black Lifan Motorcycle being ridden by one Abdulrahaman Adam, a member of the legislative council of Soba Local Government Area of Kaduna State representing Kinkiba Ward.
“My men were suspicious of the sack that was being carried on the motorcycle and this prompted a search on it. And in the process, a concealed AK 47 rifles, loaded with six rounds of 7.62´39mm live ammunition was retrieved,” he said.
The suspect, Abdulrahaman Adamu in a chat with the reporter, admitted to committing the offence. Hear him: “I am currently serving as a member of the legislative council of Soba Local Government Area in Kaduna, representing Kinkiba Ward. I got the firearms from my accomplices and I am to deliver to the same bandits around Galadimawa village for their notorious activities.
“They only gave me N100, 000 to get them firearms. I always go to the bandits within my village. It was after the bandits had used my AK47 rifles that they would come and give me my firearms back. Some of my friends are bandits who use the firearms to terrorise Kaduna State. I have cooperated with the police operatives to assist them and took them to some of my friends who are bandits to recover more ammunition from them. This is not my first time, I always give out my firearms to my friends who are bandits to use and return. I started renting it out to them many years ago. But I have never followed them to carry out the operations. It is after they carry out their operations that they would later return my AK47 rifle,” he said.
In another development, the men of the Kaduna State Police Command attached to Zaria Area Command acting on credible intelligence gathering, succeeded in arresting one Rilwana Abdullahi, a 45-year-old man in Damari Village of Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State with an AK47 rifle and 600 rounds of 7.62´39mm live ammunitions.
The Kaduna State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Yekini Ayoku said: “The suspect, Rilwana Abdullahi was arrested on March 18, 2022 when the suspect was seen in a suspicious manner around Madachi area of Zaria city and on sighting the police operatives, the suspect attempted to escape but was chased and apprehended.
“Also, the police operatives carried out a search on the Volkswagen vehicle with registration number KNC 816 XC led to the recovery of the rifles. The suspect led the police detectives to another location where another Volkswagen car with Reg No AX 973 LGA was also recovered with some live ammunitions carefully concealed inside the fuel tank aimed at evading the eagle eyes of security operatives,” he said.
CP Ayoku explained further that the police operatives on May 22, 2022 immediately evacuated and rescued seven victims from Toll Gate Division at the State Police Headquarters.
He gave the names of the seven female victims as Godiya James, 30; Beauty Mandela, 23; Elizabeth Markus, 13; Alheri Naibi, 13; Lydia Iliya, six; Bridget Obadiah, four and Amama Hassan, three. All of them, he noted, are of Mai Goro Village, Kachia Local Government Area.
