Police neutralise suspected kidnap kingpin, rescue kidnap victim in Kebbi

The Kebbi State Police Command has neutralised a suspected kidnap kingpin, identified arsenic Jiji Mujugu, and arrested different pack subordinate during an cognition successful Bagudo Local Government Area of the state.

The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Bashir Usman, disclosed this successful a connection issued connected Saturday.

According to him, constabulary operatives, successful collaboration with different information agencies, acted connected credible quality and arrested Bube Tukur of Yarma Village successful Suru Local Government Area, who resides successful Kasuwar Daji, Bagudo.

Usman said investigations revealed that Tukur belonged to an eight-member pack allegedly led by Mujugu and linked to the abduction of a resident, Alhaji Abu Geza.

He added that 1 locally fabricated pistol and a unrecorded cartridge were recovered from the suspect.

According to the constabulary spokesman, Tukur subsequently led information operatives to the pack leader’s hideout.

Usman said Mujugu opened occurrence connected information unit and attempted to flight erstwhile operatives arrived astatine the location.

He said the operatives responded and neutralised the fishy during the speech of gunfire, recovering different locally fabricated pistol from him.

The constabulary besides rescued the abducted victim, Alhaji Abu Geza, unharmed from the hideout.

According to the statement, the pack had been terrorising respective communities, includ...