Police arrest members of kinapping syndicate in Adamawa

From Umar Dankano,Yola.

The Adamawa state police command has disclosed the arrest of two suspected members of a notorious kidnapping syndicate terrorising the ancient boarder commercial town of Mubi and its environs for many years.
Spokesman of the command, SP Suleiman Nguroje made the disclosure yesterday, in Yola through a press statement.
Nguroje said : “on the 23/04/2023, the Command disconnect a crime network connecting syndicate of five in Mubi North and south local government areas.
“The operation was carried out by the Command Operatives attached to Divisional Police Headquarters, Mubi North and Some Hunters yielded positive result as the master planners of Kidnapping Activities in those Areas were arrested.
“The outcome of these successes follows a report received that one Aisha Ahmadu 28years old was kidnapped and her husband Alhaji Ahmadu Mohammed was shot and killed in the process on the 3/04/2023 at Digil Village, Mubi North Local Government Area.
“The Command upon receiving the report designed an Intelligence -led driven strategy and luckily apprehended the Suspects :- Mohammed Bello 22years, a resident of Jere -Gada Village, Mubi North LGA and Abubakar Mallam 26years, a resident of Dibis, Mubi North LGA”.
The Police added that the suspects conspired, organized and whisked away the victim after Killing her husband for three days and three nights, until a ransom of two million, five fundred thousand Naira was demanded and received before releasing the victim.
It added that on the Strength of that, the State Commissioner of police, CP Afolabi Babatola, while commending DPO Mubi North and his men for disconnecting the crime network and gallantry performance displayed, directs them to sustain the tempo as a strategy for checkmating crimes and criminals in the state .
“The Commissioner of police directs the Command OC Crack Squad to augment the strength of DPO Mubi North and trace the whereabout of the fleeing suspects.
He equally calls on the populace to always inform the police of the whereabouts of Criminals and their hideouts, especially those of questionable character”, the statement maintained.
The Command while soliciting for support and cooperation for the public assured the Government and good people of sustained effort to dislodged all criminal hideous and black spots in the state.