AfriPulse
In a coordinated security operation, measurable successes have been recorded in decimating the activities of resurgent banditry in Kwara state.
Shortly after the arrest of arms courier and recovery of 100 rounds of live ammunition along Gbugbu/Patigi road on Friday, a member of the kidnapping syndicate has also been arrested in Oro-Ago in Ifelodun Local Government Area of the state.
The operatives of Kwara State Police Command, also on Friday 3rd December, acting on actionable intelligence from Oro-Ago community, apprehended one Aliu Abubakar at Oro-Ago Motor Park.
This is coming hours after the arrest of a medical Doctor by the DSS supplying medication and drugs to kidnapping gangs in Kwara.
The suspect, according to the police initially claimed he was en route to meet one Zarumi, purportedly his uncle, but his behaviour aroused suspicion
Further investigation according to the police command, uncovered incriminating digital evidence showing the suspect brandishing an AK-47 rifle, alongside images of his allies identified as Buba, Auta, and Bello ‘Smally’ all posing with the same prohibited firearms.
Additional images revealed the suspect displaying significant cash, which he voluntarily confessed were proceeds from multiple kidnapping activities conducted by his syndicate.
The police said the suspect is currently in custody, providing valuable intelligence to ongoing counter-kidnapping operations.
Source: NationalAccordNewspaper | Read the Full Story…
