OPERATION ABSOLUTE SANITY GATHERS PLUSSES AS POLICE PARADE 37
By Innocent Imoh
The unrelenting efforts of the Nigeria Police Force in implementing and enforcing strategies to ensure safety and adequate protection of travellers and people living in communities in Kaduna, Minna, Tegina, Birnin Gwari – Funtua within Kaduna, Niger and Zamfara States is progressively gathering positive results.
A press statement signed by the Force PRO, Acting DCP Jimoh Moshood, says the crime prevention and detection operations of the Force have been strengthened with additional Police Personnel and needed logistics by the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Ibrahim K. Idris to proactively tackle the menace of Kidnappings, armed robberies, Trans-border Car Snatching and other violent crimes throughout the country.
The statement added that recently the IGP Special Tactical Squad (STS) under the Operation Absolute Sanity stormed and raided some identified kidnappers dens, camps, blackspot and criminal hideouts in the forests located in Kaduna, Minna, Tegina, Birnin Gwari – Funtua within Kaduna, Niger and Zamfara States, successfully smashed Six (6) notorious gangs and arrested about Thirty Seven (37) suspects in the act of kidnapping and collection of ransom, rescued their victims from captivity unhurt; as well as arrested some suspects for armed robberies, multiple transborder car snatching amongst other capital crimes.
Below is the statement in full:
Ref No.CZ:5300/FPRD/FHQ/ABJ/VOL.2/
The Director of News
FHQ ABUJA- JULY 6th, 2018
PRESS BRIEFING
PARADE OF THIRTY SEVEN (37) SUSPECTED VICIOUS AND NOTORIOUS KIDNAP FOR RANSOM, ARMED ROBBERY, CATTLE RUSTLERS, TRANSBORDER CAR SNATCHING GANGS RESPONSIBLE FOR KILLINGS, KIDNAPPING OF INNOCENT NIGERIANS IN DIFFERENT LOCATIONS IN KADUNA, MINNA, TEGINA, BIRNIN GWARI – FUNTUA
BY Ag. DCP JIMOH MOSHOOD FORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER,
AT POLICE AREA COMMAND HEADQUARTERS, SULEJA, NIGER STATE ON 6th JULY, 2018.
SUSPECTS:
1st GANG – VICIOUS SUSPECTED KIDNAPPERS AND ARMED ROBBERS
i. ISAH AUTA ‘M’ 30YRS – Gang Leader
ii. JIBRIN HARUNA a.k.a JIBRIL ‘M’ 21YRS
iii. JIBRIN MOHAMMED ‘M’ 24YRS
iv. SHEHU MOHAMMED ‘M’ 22YRS
v. MOHAMMADU FARIDA ‘M’ 35YRS
vi. ABUBAKAR AHMED ‘M’ 30YRS
2nd GANG - SUSPECTED TRANS-BORDER CAR SNATCHERS ARRESTED IN THE ACT
i. SALE AHMED a.k.a TORO ‘M’ 28YRS – Gang Leader
ii. YUSUF HASSAN ‘M’ 24YRS
iii. YUSUF HASSAN SOKOLO ‘M’ 53YRS
iv. ISAH SANI ‘M’ 54YRS
3rd GANG - KIDNAP FOR RANSOM, ARMED ROBBERY AND MURDER SUSPECTS RESPONSIBLE FOR KILLING OF A KIDNAP VICTIM (LATE ALHAJI KADIRI M. MAIGOGI)
i. MOHAMMED BELLO a.k.a BETURE ‘M’ 20YRS – Gang Leader
ii. BELLO HASSAN a.k.a BEKOLO ‘M’ 20YRS
iii. ABUBAKAR JASIRI ‘M’ 19YRS
iv. TAMBAYA ABDULAHI ‘M’ 29YRS
v. SHEHU SULEMAN ‘M’ 24YRS
vi. MOHAMMED ISAH ‘M’ 21YRS
4th GANG – SUSPECTED CATTLE RUSTLERS AND KIDNAP FOR RANSOM GANG
i. AYUBA SALE ‘M’ 40YRS – Gang Leader
ii. TIMOTHY PETER ‘M’ 26YRS
iii. ABUBAKAR SADIQ ‘M’ 29YRS
iv. EMMANUEL GARBA ‘M’ 32YRS
v. DAHIRU SULE ‘M’ 28YRS
vi. NANFON DALIL ‘M’ 19YRS
5th GANG – GANG OF SUSPECTED VICIOUS ARMED ROBBERS WITH AN AMPUTEE AS THEIR ARMOURER
i. ABDULRAHAMAN MOHAMMED ‘M’ 19YRS – Gang Leader
ii. SANI YAHAYA ‘M’ 27YRS (Armourer)
iii. RABIU ADAMU ‘M’ 20YRS
iv. JOHN MATTHEW ‘M’ 30YRS
v. EL-AMIN AHMED AHMED ‘M’ 20YRS
vi. SHAMSUDEEN BALA ‘M’ 18YRS
6th GANG – A GANG OF ARMED ROBBERS, POSSESSION OF PROHIBITED FIREARMS AND RECEIVING ROBBED PROPERTIES
i. ABDULAHI USMAN a.k.a AKALE ‘M’ 72YRS – Gang Leader
ii. SALISU HARUNA ‘M’ 54YRS
iii. ARMA YAU YAKUBU ‘M’ 45YRS
iv. PATRICK SOLOMON ‘M’ 29YRS
v. SADIQ ASHAJA ‘M’ 42YRS
vi. YUSUF ALHASAN ‘M’ 35YRS
vii. ISMAILA SANI ‘M’ 40YRS
viii. ALABI SURAJO ‘M’ 24YRS
ix. JA’FARU ALHAJI
EXHIBITS RECOVERED FROM THE GANGS
i. Four (4) Pump Action Guns
ii. Three (3) AK47 RIFLES
iii. Three (3) single Barrel Guns
iv. Two (2) Dane Guns
v. Sixty Five (65) AK47 Live Ammunition
vi. Seventeen Exotic vehicles of different makes
vii. Fifteen (15) Cattle
viii. Eighty (80) Sheep
The Nigeria Police Force is unrelenting in the implementation and enforcement of strategies to ensure safety and adequate protection of travellers and people living in communities in Kaduna, Minna, Tegina, Birnin Gwari – Funtua within Kaduna, Niger and Zamfara States. As a result, the crime prevention and detection operations of the Force have been strengthened with additional Police Personnel and needed logistics by the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Ibrahim K. Idris NPM, mni to proactively tackle the menace of Kidnappings, armed robberies, Trans-border Car Snatching and other violent crimes throughout the country.
2. The Commander of the IGP Special Tactical Squad (STS) and his personnel under the Operation Absolute Sanity stormed and raided some identified kidnappers den, camps, Blackspot and Criminal hideouts in the forests located in Kaduna, Minna, Tegina, Birnin Gwari – Funtua within Kaduna, Niger and Zamfara States successfully smashed Six (6) notorious gangs and arrested the following Thirty Seven (37) suspects in the act of kidnapping and collection of ransom, some of their victims names withheld were rescued from their captivity unhurt and were reunited with their families. Some of the suspects were also arrested for armed robberies, multiple cars snatching and crossing them to Niger Republic and other neighbouring countries. Six (6) of the suspects were killed during exchange of fire between the Police team and the suspected kidnappers/bandits.
3. All the suspects arrested confessed to the crime and admitted to the various roles they played in the commission of these capital offences. They will be arraigned in Court on completion of investigation. However, investigation is being intensified to arrest other suspects at large.
4. Consequent on the ambush, attack and killings of seven (7) Police personnel on duty at Galadimawa, Abuja on the 2nd July, 2018, the Inspector-General of Police has on the 3rd July, 2018 set-up a team of Specialized Crack Investigation Detectives, Police Scene of Crime Experts and Technical Intelligence Unit of the Force to investigate the ambush attack and killing of seven (7) Policemen by Armed robbers/Bandits. They are to ensure that those responsible are arrested and prosecuted. Arrests of some suspects in connection to the crime have been made and investigation is in progress in the case.
5. Furthermore, the IGP has directed the Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIGs) and Commissioners of Police (CPs) in the zones and State commands across the country to beef up security in their Area of Responsibilities (AOR) and ensure massive deployment of Armed Police Personnel, Patrol Teams and undercover operatives to black spots, flash points and other vulnerable criminal spots to nip in the bud all forms of crimes and criminality nationwide. They are also to make sure that the prevention and detection of crimes are prompt to serve as effective deterrent to who-will-be criminal.
6. The renewed commitment of the Nigeria Police Force to reduce crimes and criminalities in the country to the barest remains unequivocal and unwavering.
7. Thank you all for your attention and God Bless
Ag. DCP JIMOH MOSHOOD
FORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER
FORCE HEADQUARTERS
ABUJA.
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