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Speaker 1: Men of the Nigeria Police Force have hunted against some

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suspected kidnappers terrorizing Nigeria with self made guns, with the

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police confirming on Tuesday that its men with local hunters

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and vigilante members in Taraba and Kaduna states made numbers

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of arrests and discovered some of the suspected kidnappers are

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in the business of fabricating and locally constructing AK forty

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seven guns for criminal activities. A news release made available

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by the force public relations officer Alumima had A Jobby

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indicated that among the suspected criminals arrested included three gun

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runners who were found in possession of fabricated locally made

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AK forty seven riffles. In details, the news release reads, thus,

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the Nigeria Police Force has again achieved significant breakthroughs in

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combating violent crimes with the arrest of suspected kidnappers and

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gun runners and recovery of arms across several states. These

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successful operations, which were propelled by credible intelligence, demonstrate raid

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the commitment of the force to ensuring the safety and

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security of all citizens. On April twenty fifth, twenty twenty five,

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operatives of the FID Special Tactical squad Sts in collaboration

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with operatives of the Taraba State Police Command, local hunters

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and Vigilante Group arrested four suspected kidnappers in Mararaban abeir

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La Local Government area while they were planning in operation.

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The suspects, identified as shoh Ibrahem Abdullahi, Haruna Yusuf below

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and Muhammad Bako were found in possession of two AK

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forty nine rifles, one AK forty seven rifle, six magazines

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and forty five rounds of seven point six two millimetres

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live ammunition. Prior to this arrest, the operatives had earlier

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received intelligence on a group of kidnapping gang terrorizing Taraba, Adamawa, Gombey, Plateau,

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Bauchi and Kaduna states. A successful raid conducted at the

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hideout of this yang led to the arrest of five

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suspected kidnappers. These suspects, identified as Suliman Mohammad To, Johnny Bello,

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Mohammad Umar Adamu, Ibrahim, Solomon, Nathaniel Perunaa Damu, were also

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found in possession of three ACT forty seven rifles, one

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ACT forty nine rifle and four AK forty seven magazines

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in a similar development. On April seventeenth, twenty twenty five,

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acting on intelligence, police operatives attached to Kaduna State Command

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apprehended one Eye ser Ibrahim, a suspected kidnapper who confessed

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to relocating to Kaduna to establish a new gang after

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his accomplices were arrested in Karra State. Equally, on the

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same date, operatives of the Kaduna State Command mobilized a

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patrol team to La Minow Village, Lerey Local Government Area

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where two suspected kidnappers, Sanni Laman and Matala Magaji were

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apprehended and both suspects confessed to involvement in kidnapping activities

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in the area. Additionally, on April eighteenth, twenty twenty five,

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police operatives of the state, acting on received information about

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the activities of suspected gun runners, arrested two suspects identified

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as bar Jo Vannon and Magaji Abdullahi who were found

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in possession of two fabricated a K forty seven rifles,

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and later arrested one Ishiikuali along the Krupambagua road of

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the state in possession of two locally fabricated rifles and

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a long chain concealed in a sack. The suspects will

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be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded.

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The Inspector General of Police ig P, KR yode Adeolu

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Eggbetoken commends the efforts of these gallant operatives and assures

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members of the public that the force remains committed to

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ensuring the safety and security of all residents. He further

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urges the public to continue supporting the police with credible

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and timely information of happenings in their environment. The police

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statements end in quotes assigned and made available by ACP

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Onlumiwa had a Jobby. On Tuesday, in a related development,

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ACP Olumiwa had A Jobby had reported that the police

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operatives rescued ten kidnapped victims in Katsina State, recovered arms

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carted away before by criminals during ambush from men of

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the Nigeria Police Force, and arrested some persons. The police

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described them as notorious criminal suspects. The Nigeria Police Force

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continues to demonstrate its commitment to improved internal security through

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a series of successful operations resulting in significant rescue of

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kidnap victims, arrests and recoveries of illegal arms. These achievements

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highlight the npf’s dedication to proactively tackling crime and ensuring

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the safety and security of Nigerian citizens. On the nineteenth

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of April twenty twenty five, at about nine thirty five pm,

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acting upon information, operatives of the Fascari Division of the

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Katsina State Police Command six XS scessfully foiled a kidnap

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attempt along the Fontuur Goussau Highway. They engaged the bandits

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in a fierce gun duel, causing them to escape with

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bullet wounds. As a result of the swift response, ten victims,

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including two drivers and eight passengers, were rescued, unhurt and

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reunited with their families. In another development, on April eighteen,

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twenty twenty five, at about eleven a m, operatives attached

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to the State Intelligence Department sid Taraba State, in collaboration

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with local vigilante successfully apprehended Umar Armoured forty at a

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roadblock in Jelingo Armoured, a notorious criminal wanted by the

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police for several months. Following interrogation, Armoured led operatives to

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Mayo Foreign Village in Mayo Belwer Local Government Area, a

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border town between Taraba and Adamawa States. A comprehensive search

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of the area led to the recovery of two AK

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forty seven rifles, eight magazines and thirty nine rounds of

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live ammunition. Further investigation revealed that one of the recovered

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guns belongs to the Taraba State Police Command, which was

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earlier carted away during an ambush in twenty twenty three

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when kidnappers attacked a team of the anti Kidnapping Squad,

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resulting in the death of one Asperminu Nuhu. Continuing in

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their streak of successes, on April seventeenth, twenty twenty five,

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at about one thirty pm, vigilant police officers attached to

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Fegge Divisional Headquarters, an Amber State, while on patrol along

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Port Harcourt Road, Upper Aweka, a Nisha intercepted a shuttle

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bus parked suspiciously along the road and upon conducting a

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thorough search of the bus, five pump action guns, eight

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live cartridges and two handcuffs were found concealed in a

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bag of rice. The recovered bus has been subjected to

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forensic examination while effort is being intensified to locate the culprits.

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In a related development, at about one twenty seven p m.

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On the same day, operatives of the Rapid Response Squad

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Anti Kidnapping Unit, an amrastate command, acting on credible intelligence,

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arrested twenty five year old Israel Akichuku at his residence

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on a Zegway streeting poors hid Amilli North Local Government Area.

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A search conducted at his apartment led to the recovery

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two pump action guns, two live cartridges, a cutlass, a

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yellow axe and a dagger. The suspect confessed to being

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a member of the Viking’s confraternity and is cooperating with

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the police to identify and arrest other members of the gang.

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The Inspector General of Police IGP, car yode Adeolu Eggbetoken

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commence the offices for their professionalism and prompt response which

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has led to these remarkable successes. The IGP further reiterates

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the commitment of the force to protecting the lives and

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property of citizens. These recent successes demonstrate the effectiveness of

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an intelligence led policing and the dedication of NPF offices

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in combating crime across the nation. The NPF verge is

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the public to continue cooperating with law enforcement agencies by

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providing timely information that can aid in preventing crime and

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ensuring public safety, said ACP. Aluminua had a jobby on Sunday,

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