POLICE PARADES 4 NOTORIOUS KIDNAPPERS AND 35 CRIMINAL SUSPECTS TERRORISING PLATEAU STATE
The Plateau State Police Command has paraded 4 notorious kidnappers and 35 other criminal suspects terrorising the State.
The State's Commissioner of Police, Edward Egbuka, confirming the development, said operatives of the command and local vigilantes raided a criminals’ hideouts at Ruga Village, and arrested the kidnappers, adding that some of the suspects fled during the encounter.
Egbuka said that Police detectives also raided a criminal hideout and arrested six suspected armed robbers.
The police boss stated that the criminals often trailed their victims to their houses, particularly, in isolated areas, and robbing them of their valuables.
The Commissioner of Police said exhibits recovered from the suspects include; one locally fabricated gun, two pairs of Nigerian Army Uniform, and a Toyota Highlander vehicle with Reg. No. MUG 275 FM, one Mini ACCER Laptop, one Tecno Tablet, one Samsung Tablet, two handbags, one trolling bag and one cable TV decoder.
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He added another set of 13 criminals operating in three tricycles with registration numbers: JJN 859 WQ, BUU 156 VC and JJN 286 WQ were also arrested adding that when interrogated, the suspects could not give a satisfactory explanation about their movement.
He said; “They were immediately searched, and two locally made pistols and one live cartridge were recovered from them.
“They were transferred to the Anti-Cultism Unit of the State Criminal Investigation Department, where further investigation revealed that they were members of the Black Axe Confraternity, a notorious cult."
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