Police Storm Bandits Den In Taraba, Arrest Four Suspects, Ritualist
The Taraba State Police Command has arrested four bandits and one daredevil ritualist alleged to be responsible for kidnapping of several residents in the State.
Similarly, the police paraded a suspected ritualist for culpable homicide and two suspects who were alleged to have planned to kidnap three businessmen, but security operatives foiled the attack.
Deputy Commissioner of Police, Adeniran Kunle, (DCP), in charge of the Criminal Investigation Department in the State, made this disclosure while parading the suspects in Jalingo yesterday, Thursday.
According to him, security operatives arrested a certain Aiki Rubuchi, 20, and Adamu Haruna, 19, of Bali and Takum LGA respectively. Three locally-made SMG rifle with two magazines, one locally made pistol, and five rounds of 9mm live ammunition were recovered from the bandits.
Adeniran clarified the suspects were arrested after credible intelligence gathering by detectives attached to different Divisional Police Headquarters across the State.
He spoke: “We have spread our dragnets and we are not in any way relenting; it is quite notable that kidnapping and banditry in recent times have become a menace in the state and the country at large.
“As a result of the security measures put in place by the state command, notable achievements have been recorded which has hitherto reduced the crime rate in the state.
“On 15/03/2021 at about 08:00hrs, through credible information, a combined team of policemen and vigilante group, led by the Divisional Police officer (DPO) Bali, stormed kidnappers’ hideout along Donga-Takum Road,” the DCP said.
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