The Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike has awarded a N20 million bounty to a few suspected kidnappers who’re at giant.
The minister, who paraded dozens of suspected kidnappers on the FCT Command Headquarters, Garki, Abuja, famous that the times of insecurity and stress within the capital are over.
He urged the command to deploy extra intelligence in eradicating all types of crime in Abuja.
In line with the minister: “Go discover the three remaining kidnappers, wherever they’re. I’ve positioned a bounty of N20 million on their heads. Go all out and fish them out. Daily is for the thief, at some point is for the proprietor of the home.
“They terrorized us, however we advised them we had been coming. Police, ensure you practice them at one of the best college on this planet. As you say, we gained't sleep, you gained't sleep both.'
The minister recommended the FCT Police Boss, Ben Igweh, saying: “Whenever you had been despatched to Port Harcourt, I knew what you had been doing. Whenever you had been posted right here I felt assured. Please do extra intelligence gathering.”
He additionally instructed journalists to report on police efficiency as usually as they report non-performance.
His phrases: “I want to urge journalists to additionally report the constructive aspect of the order. If FCT just isn’t protected, you as journalists should not protected. Please cooperate with the police and file a constructive report.”
Parading the suspects alongside the minister, Igweh stated: “It’s with nice pleasure and honor that I welcome you all to the FCT Police Command this morning to temporary you on the most recent achievement of the command in two days.
“The FCT Police Command, in a bid to rid the town of crime, has arrested some suspects for numerous offenses which I’ll learn out.
“On February 11, 2024 at about 4:00 PM, the operatives of the FCT Police Command connected to Mabushi Division Headquarters, within the ongoing combat in opposition to crime, arrested eight infamous armed theft suspects terrorizing FCT, particularly; Auwal Yusuf (an ex-convict), Ismail Hudu, Sylvester Poto and Abdusalam Mamuda, Sunday Udoma (Akido), Ifeoma Ngoze Obodo, Muhammed Telegbe Chocolate and Sarah Mohammed Telegbe.
Based mostly on credible intelligence, the suspects chargeable for a number of one-off actions up to now had been traced to Central Space in an try and rob an harmless resident and had been instantly arrested.
“The suspects confessed to utilizing toy weapons and knives to frighten their victims and illegally receive them from them. Suspects will quickly seem in courtroom.
“On February 13, 2024 at about 5:00 PM, the operatives of Utako Divisional Headquarters, in coordination with the Command's Anti-Kidnapping Unit, based mostly on credible intelligence, arrested seven suspects, particularly; Usman Muhazu, Aliyu Muhammed, Auwal Lahiru, Rabiu Sani, Madina Abubakar, Jonah Elimelechi, Saminu Idris.
“They had been arrested in Pyankasa, Tudun Wada and Ketti villages, FCT, in reference to the kidnapping of 14 notable individuals within the Federal Capital Territory.
“These kidnappers who’ve been giving FCT a sleepless evening and have been on the Command's wished record for a very long time have now been arrested. They’re chargeable for the kidnapping of; 5 victims in Federal Mortgage Housing Property, Kabusa.
“Three individuals in Ketti village, Fulani residents of Alhaji Sani. A girl and her gatekeeper in Kabusa Property
One Mr. Sunday Zakwai and 4 others. In addition they killed the district chief. Two staffs had been kidnapped from the Kabusa protection property.”
Twenty-three suspects had been paraded whereas a money sum of N9 million was recovered from kidnappers with six recovered AK 47 rifles.
