Four suspected kidn@ppers arrested as police rescue two victims in Bauchi

Police operatives in Bauchi State have arrested four suspected kidn@ppers in Dutsen Maigoshi community of Tafawa Balewa LGA of the State.

The Police also rescued two kidn@p victims, namely Mohammed Jungudu and Maimuna Muhammadu, from the kidn@ppers’ den.

The command’s spokesperson, SP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, in a statement on Thursday, April 6, said the suspects were arrested on Tuesday, April 4 at about 9:15 AM following a tip-off.

He said information at the Command disposal indicated that a group of persons numbering about seven suspected to be kidn@ppers were sighted between Dass and Tafawa Balewa at Dutsen Maigoshi.

“On receiving the information, a team of a Joint Task Force led by DPO swiftly swung into action at the scene, on sighting the Police they engaged in g¥n duel.

The police smoked the area and successfully rescued two victims namely; Mohammed Jungudo and Maimuna Mohammadu, all of Tafawa Balewa unhurt.

During interrogation, the rescued victims recognized and identified four of the kidn@ppers as the following persons: Korau Buba aged 56yrs; Sulaiman Adamu aged 33yrs; Haladu Abdullahi aged 35yrs and Ibrahim Adamu aged 20yrs.

Consequently, a team of operatives were quickly drafted and hunted down the above-mentioned underworld group who confessed to having committed the crime,” the statement reads in part.