Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force, FCT Command, have dismantled a notorious kidnappers’ hideout located in Sauka, along Airport Road, Abuja.
The suspects, identified as Yau Sani (alias Baba, an ex-convict), Nuhu (alias Giwa), Kabiru Mohammed, and Yusuf Hassan, were arrested during the operation.
Confirming the arrest, the spokesperson of the Nigeria Police FCT Command, SP Josephine Adeh, said, “The Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the FCT Police Command on October 1, acting on credible intelligence, trailed and arrested four notorious kidnappers who have been terrorising the Federal Capital Territory namely: Yau Sani, a.k.a. Baba (an ex-convict), Nuhu, a.k.a. Giwa, Kabiru Mohammed, and Yusuf Hassan, at their criminal hideout in Sauka, Abuja living within the general population.”
The suspects have reportedly confessed to a series of kidnappings targeting unsuspecting residents across the FCT and surrounding regions. SP Adeh further disclosed, “These gang members have attacked Dakwa, Dawaki, Aco Estate, Dupe Village Zuma Rock, Kuchiko Village, and some villages in Niger and Kaduna.”
In a follow-up operation, the suspects led the police to another hideout in Gauraka Forest, Suleja, Niger State. There, the police recovered a cache of weapons, including four AK-47 rifles, 13 AK-47 magazines, and 162 rounds of 7.6 mm live ammunition.
“The suspects also confessed their intending plans to attack some government institutions and estates within the FCT, which have been proactively prevented by the command,” SP Adeh stated, highlighting the significance of the arrest in thwarting future attacks.
