Police raid kidnappers’ camp in Bauchi, arrest one suspect

The Bauchi State Police Command, successful collaboration with section information outfits and hunters, has raided a suspected kidnappers’ campy astatine Yalwan Mball Mountain successful Mball Ward, Tafawa Balewa Local Government Area of the state.

The operation, carried retired connected Wednesday, followed credible quality that 1 of the fleeing suspected kidnappers had been sighted successful the country with a motorcycle.

The command’s spokesperson, SP Nafiu Habib, disclosed this successful a connection connected Thursday, saying operatives of the Bununu Division, led by the Divisional Police Officer, alongside members of Danga Security and Special Hunters, stormed the hideout.

He said the suspected kidnappers opened occurrence connected sighting the information squad but were forced to fly into the bush aft the operatives returned fire.

According to him, the information squad recovered a Boxer motorcycle allegedly utilized for transgression operations, 3 sets of operational uniforms and different items believed to beryllium to the fleeing suspects.

Habib said 1 suspect, identified arsenic 37-year-old Muhammadu Sale, was subsequently arrested successful transportation with the crime.

He added that the fishy is present successful constabulary custody and volition beryllium transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department for discreet probe and prosecution.

The spokesperson said surveillance...