Plateau police arrest kidnappers, gunrunners, in massive raids

Operatives of the Plateau State Police Command person arrested kidnappers, terrorists and gunrunners successful monolithic raids connected their hideouts successful assorted parts of the authorities successful a bid to escaped the authorities of transgression elements up of the Easter period.

Commissioner of Police, CP Ewah Bassey, who disclosed this during a property league held astatine the office of the Command successful Jos connected Saturday, said the coordinated raids were carried retired aft intelligence-based investigations which revealed the hideouts of the criminals.

In a connection made disposable to journalists, the Police Commissioner said connected Thursday, March 26, 2026 astatine astir 03:00pm, the Command received accusation from 1 of the applicants for the Police carnal and credential screening exercise, that portion connected his mode backmost to Qua’an Pan Local Government Area, helium was kidnapped by chartless hoodlums who robbed him of his Samsung Galaxzy A8, Power Bank and a currency sum of N25,000, earlier taking him to a jungle successful Gada Biu wherever they kept him for immoderate clip and aboriginal released him.

“Upon receipt of this report, I directed the Officer successful Charge of the Command’s Anti-Kidnapping Unit (AKU) to instantly plaything into enactment and apprehension the hoodlums,” Bass...