The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has arrested 25 criminal suspects, including some suspected to be involved in the killings of ACI Salisu Usman, an Assistant Comptroller of Immigration in Nasarawa and Farida Yahaya, a six-year-old girl in Kogi State.

The operatives apprehended Halidu Usman, a gang leader of the group responsible for the killing of ACI Salisu Usman at Gudi area in Akwanga LGA, Nasarawa State on 15th June 2020. 

The suspects stormed the house of the victim, killed him and his younger sister, Sa’adatu Usman, a final year medical student of the Usman Danfodio University, Sokoto State. The killers also abducted the wife of the victim, Asmau Salisu and collected ransom from the family before her release. The suspect is assisting the police team in the investigations and arrest of other members of the group still at large. 

Similarly, the police team has arrested a 23-year-old Friday Domozu, leader of the kidnap gang responsible for the abduction and killing of a 6-year-old Farida Yahaya at the Gabije Area of Kogi State on 2nd November 2020. 

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The victim was abducted alongside a 14-year-old Abdulraheem, who narrowly escaped from the kidnappers' den. Investigations by the Police team revealed that the kidnappers demanded a huge sum as ransom from the family of the little girl before she could be released, but eventually killed her owing to the inability of the family to meet up with their demands. 

Efforts by the Police team to rescue the little girl led to the arrest of the principal suspect, Friday Domozu who led the Police Team to a deep forest at Gabije area of Kogi State where the remains of the little girl were recovered. Meanwhile, the operatives also exhumed the decomposing body of another victim later found to be that of one 40years Ibrahim Madaki earlier declared missing. 

The remains of the victims have been deposited for autopsy. Friday Domozu also revealed to the Police team that he is an ex-military trainee who was declared unfit and subsequently withdrawn 5-months into training based on medical grounds. Efforts are being intensified to arrest his gang members still at large.

In the same vein, police operatives also arrested four members of kidnap and armed robbery gang said to be responsible for the recent series of kidnapping of some staff of the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria and their families. 

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Recall, Eons Intelligence earlier reported that gunmen on the night of 17th January 2021 abducted Professor Aliyu Kuregu, a staff of the institution, killed one of his sons and injured another.

It is pertinent to mention that on 23rd November 2020, a professor working with the Department of Physiology in ABU was also abducted.

The gang members; Abubakar Aliyu a.k.a Maigiwa, 27, Aliyu Bello, 18, Ishaku Kabiru, 30, and Abubakar Yakubu, 23, were arrested following police investigations and rescue operations for the kidnap victims. 

The arrest of Abubakar Aliyu, security staff of ABU Zaria who provides information to the gang on the movement and lifestyle of the victims, led to the apprehension of the other three (3) gang members. 

Some of the victims were rescued during the operation and reunited with their families.

The police team on 7th January 2020 also apprehended one Ibrahim Idris a.k.a Naira a member of a kidnap gang responsible for the abduction of an escaped victim who raised alarm on the activities of the suspect. 

The apprehension of Idris led to the arrest of two other gang members; Abubakar Yusuf a.k.a Ndalati, 42, and Abubakar Ahmodu, 20.

Investigations revealed that Abubakar Ahmodu is responsible for spying on and identifying potential victims of kidnap for the gang. He also provided intimate details about his father which led to the kidnap and eventual extortion of a ransom of Two Million naira from his biological father.

According to the police force, all the suspects will be charged to court immediately investigations are concluded.

Meanwhile, IGP Mohammed Adamu, Inspector General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, commended Nigerians who provided useful information to the police that led to the arrest of the 25 suspects.

The Police boss also reiterated the commitment of the Force to ensuring that all evildoers in the country are arrested and brought to book.

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