Police arrest 12 suspected kidnappers, recover AK-47 rifles in Kaduna

The Kaduna State Police Command has arrested 12 suspected kidnappers and recovered arms arsenic its operatives intensify efforts to escaped the authorities of transgression elements.

In a connection on Monday, the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Mansir Hassan, said associated information operations had been conducted successful Millennium City, Maraban Rido and surrounding areas, resulting successful the apprehension of 8 suspected kidnappers.

Those arrested were identified arsenic Dauda Murna, Usman Abdullahi, Abubakar Sulaiman, Saleh Abdullahi, Usman Muhammed, Mathias Moses, Makama John and Tafarki Audu.

Four suspected informants, Shuaibu Sabiu, Audu Makama, Simon Moses and Amadu Mathew, were besides arrested. AK-47 rifles were recovered during the operations.

“Preliminary investigations bespeak that 2 of the suspects allegedly confessed to leaking accusation astir constabulary operations to transgression elements, thereby undermining information efforts and endangering the lives of information unit and residents,” the connection said.

It added that the Kaduna State Government, pursuing owed information of the information challenges successful Millennium City and its suburbs, had released 3 further Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs) to the constabulary bid to fortify its operational capableness and heighten information successful the affected areas.

The bid assured resident...