Kidnapping: Police arrest 2, rescue 7
Police have apprehended numerous suspects, made significant recoveries, and disrupted dangerous criminal networks operating across the country.
According to the Force Headquarters, these include a group of suspected kidnappers who invaded Tungan-Boka and Masaha villages of Mashegu Local Government Area of Niger State and kidnapped seven persons.
They were trailec by operatives of the Niger state Police command in collaboration with local security teams, to a forest within Tungan-Boka village, where the the seven kidnapped persons were rescued unhurt.
In Plateau State, the police said they raided a criminal hideout along Bauchi Road in Jos and recovered an abandoned ash-colored Golf Wagon containing 500 rounds of 7.65mm ammunition.
“These recoveries are linked to an ongoing investigation into a culpable homicide case reported on May 3, 2025, where an unidentified individual was killed. Efforts are being intensified to locate and arrest the perpetrators of these acts,” the Force Headquarters said in a statement.
In a similar development in Taraba state, Police Operatives attached to the state command trailed a gang of suspected kidnappers, and upon confrontation, one of the suspects identified as Lookman Tanko, was arrested.
Recovered from him were one AK-47 rifle, one pump-action rifle, and one long gun.
Furthermore, detectives from the FID IRT successfully arrested one Peter Apai, 45, from Mubai district, Ardo Kola LGA in Taraba State, and one AK-47 rifle, one pump-action shotgun, and one AK-47 magazine were recovered from him.
The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, commended the bravery, dedication and commitment to duty of the officers and men involved in the operations.
He charged them to be steadfast on the destruction of criminal syndicates operating across the country, and urged citizens to provide relevant information that could assist ongoing investigations.
