One Arrested As Police Raid Notorious Kidnappers’ Den in Abuja, Share Photo, Other Details

• The FCT police command has made significant progress in its efforts to contain crime in the nation's capital
• The command recently arrested a suspect after conducting a raid in the hideout of kidnappers in Jibi forest bordering Dei-dei Abuja
• SP Josephine Adeh, spokesperson of the command, confirmed the development via a statement on Monday, March 25

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FCT, Abuja - In a continued fight against banditry in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), the police stormed a kidnappers' den in Jibi forest bordering Dei-dei Abuja to dislodge bandits hideouts in the nation's capital.

SP Josephine Adeh, the FCT police command public relations officer, disclosed this to newsmen on Monday, March 25, via a statement.

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Bandits and other criminal elements have, in recent weeks, held sway in some parts of the FCT, killing and kidnapping others.

Adeh said the operatives of the FCT police command stormed Jibi forest on Saturday, March 23, but on sighting the cops, the bandits fled from their hideouts to escape arrest.

The police spokesperson explained that the operation was in conjunction with other security agencies and credible intelligence.

The statement added that a suspect was arrested, and exhibits such as firearms and cows were recovered from the camp.

The statement reads:

"The crime prevention operation was carried out on the heels of a credible intelligence that one Mallam Danyaboi and Ilu, gang members and colleagues to one Nasiru Mohammed A.K.A. Danger, who was earlier arrested and paraded by the Police Command on March 11, 2024, in connection with series of kidnappings in FCT, had planned a reprisal kidnapping attack in Zuba and its environs for the arrest of their members. Exhibits such as firearms and cows were recovered from the camp.

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"While intensive crime prevention patrols are already in place to forestall any intended kidnapping in the area, the Commissioner of Police FCT, CP Benneth C. Igweh, psc, mni, wishes to reassure residents of his commitment to ensuring the safety of all and sundry. He urges residents to report suspicious activities."

Notorious 'one chance' couple arrested in Abuja

In another development, Legit.ng reported earlier that the FCT police arrested a couple and one other involved in a 'one chance' robbery.

Operatives from Utako police divisional Headquarters on Thursday, January 11, paraded the trio of Chukwudi Okorie (male, 51 years), Chibuzor Okorie (female, 43 years), both husband and wife and Esther Gabriel (female, 38 years).

Legit.ng understands that the suspects are all residents of Akaraka Gwagwa (FCT) who were nabbed in connection with a series of robberies, specifically one-chance activities within the FCT and its environs.

The FCT police public relations officer, SP Josephine Adeh, confirmed the development via a statement issued to newsmen.

Source: Legit.ng