The Edo Climate Police Command has arrested six suspected kidnappers with money suspected to be proceeds from kidnapping actions.
The command’s spokesperson, Moses Yamu, in a observation on Tuesday, stated hands and ammunition have been recovered from the suspects within the terminating 48 hours.
Yamu disclosed that the arrests and cures have been made in different playgrounds in Edo North which has skilled kidnappings and killings within the terminating 3 weeks.
The observation learn, “On 16/03/2024 at about 04:30hrs, operatives of the Agbede Police Section along vigilante body of workers, time on cancel and seek in Aviele alongside Abumere by means of energy sequence, intercepted and arrested 3 suspects Jamilu Idris (two decades) Usman Shuaibu (24 years) and Yahuza Usman (two decades).
“One English-made Beretta pistol, one dagger, and an Infinix telephone have been recovered from the suspects nearest they have been searched.
“Initial investigation perceivable that the suspects are a part of a syndicate chargeable for kidnaping and armed theft, together with snatching of bikes in that axis of the climate. Investigation continues with the intention to arrest alternative contributors of the syndicate.
“On 16/03/2025 at about 22:10hrs, operatives of the Auchi Section, in collaboration with the vigilante on regimen cancel and seek at UBA junction Auchi, intercepted two younger males. The younger males who took to their heels on sighting the police got a sizzling chase, and one Adamu Usman of Hausa Quarters was once arrested time his associate escaped.
“The on-the-spot seek resulted in the healing of N1,345,100 believed to be proceeds of kidnapping. Additionally recovered have been 5 micro sim playing cards, one machete, one dagger, two telephones and a bind of cigarettes.
“During preliminary investigation, two additional suspects, Iliyasu Abubakar (19 years) and Safiyanu Mohammed (20 years) were arrested, while one of the sim cards was discovered to belong to one Ajibola Sunday of Igbirra camp in Auchi. When Ajibola Sunday was contacted and invited to the station, he identified the suspect as being part of the eight-man gang that kidnapped him and his mother-in-law on 11/03/2025 and their relations had to part with the sum of N10 million to secure their release.”
Yamu stated that the Commissioner of Police, Betty Otimenyin, confident the people of the command’s loyalty to protective lives and trait.
He confident all that perpetrators can be dropped at justice.