By Adetokunbo FAKEYE
Nigeria – The Imo State Police Command Special Tactical Unit operatives led by the state Commissioner of Police, CP Aboki Danjuma in synergy with some local hunters acting on credible intelligence, stormed a suspected kidnapper’s hideout in a forest between Avu and Ihiagwa and arrested five suspected kidnappers.
According to the command spokesperson, ASP Okoye Henry, the suspects namely; Muazu Awuta, 30 ‘m’ yrs, Abdullahi Abubakar, ‘m’ 32yrs, Ozeru Sabo ‘m’ 25yrs, Saddam Suleiman, ‘m’ 27yrs, Bashir Yahaya, ‘m’, 28yrs all of Jau LGA of Jigawa State were arrested on 29/01/2024.
The suspects, he said are currently undergoing investigation and have provided useful information to the Police that will lead to the arrest of other syndicates at large.
“On combing the forest, two decomposing unidentified corpses suspected to be kidnapped victims and other items like telephones, wristwatches, shoes, and slippers were recovered.
“The command intends to carry out further DNA confirmatory test to ascertain the identity of the deceased. Five operational motorcycles of the suspected kidnappers were also recovered.
“Intense operation is still ongoing in the forest and other identified black spots with the aim of stamping out all forms of crime and criminality in the State”, he stated.
