Police Arrest 580 Suspects, Rescue 30 Kidnap Victims In Kaduna
The Commissioner of Police, Muhammad Rabiu, said the suspects were apprehended during various operations across the state.
The Kaduna State Police Command has arrested 580 suspects for various offences ranging from kidnapping, banditry, armed robbery and other related crimes in different parts of the state.
The state Commissioner of Police, Muhammad Rabiu, who paraded the suspects at the Command’s headquarters, said they were apprehended during various operations across Kaduna State.
He disclosed that 30 kidnapped victims were rescued from kidnappers during the operations carried out from December 31, 2024, to February 2025, while stolen vehicles, motorcycles and other items were recovered from the suspects.
The state Commissioner of Police, Muhammad Rabiu, addressing the press during the parade of the suspects
The police boss also said that 20 suspected, 32 armed robbery suspects, 320 suspected phone snatchers and five suspected car thieves were arrested during the period under review.
“On February 10, 2025, officers from the Gadar Gayan Outpost based on credible intelligence, tracked down and arrested two suspects namely, Inusa Ibrahim (18) and Hamisu Musa (18), both of Kangimin Gobirawa Village who were caught making phone calls to suspected bandits, providing them with names of individuals targeted for kidnapping in their village. During the course of the investigation, the suspects confessed to the crime and are currently in custody as further inquiries continue”.
Items recovered from the suspects
“On 15th January 2025, acting on credible intelligence regarding the activities of a criminal syndicate who specialized in motorcycle theft. Officers from the Anti-Car Theft Section mobilized to Mando area, where they apprehended two suspects, identified as Ibrahim Abubakar and Surakatu Usman.
“During interrogation, the suspects confessed to their involvement in multiple motorcycle snatching incidents. “Their modus operandi involved attacking victims with a sledgehammer to render them unconscious or strangling them with a cable wire before fleeing with their motorcycles.
“Further investigations led to the arrest of their receiver, Yahya Muhammad, who they take the motorcycles to for the sale. Three TVS motorcycles were recovered from the suspects”.
“RESCUE OF 23 KIDNAPPED VICTIMS:
On 2nd February 2025, Acting on credible intelligence regarding the movement of armed bandits in Kajuru area, security operatives Led by the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Kajuru Division and military personnel advanced into the bush near Doka Village in Kajuru Local Government Area (LGA), where they encountered with a gang of armed bandits trying to relocate with their victims to Kajuru Forest.
During the confrontation, security forces engaged the bandits, forcing them to flee with Gun wounds, which resulted to the rescue of twenty-three kidnapped victims, who had earlier been reported being kidnapped in Kauru LGA”.
“ARREST OF A NOTORIOUS CAR THIEF:
On 23rd January 2025, acting on credible intelligence about the activities of a notorious car thief. Officers from Anti car theft section swiftly mobilized and Arrested One Abubakar in Water Suit Hotel Mando, Kaduna, where he was found hiding and Toyota Yaris motor vehicle, suspected to be stolen, was recovered from him.
“During interrogation, he confessed to being a serial car thief who has been in and out of prison multiple times for similar offenses. He further admitted that the Toyota Yaris in his possession was stolen from Kano. The suspect remains in police custody and will be charged to court upon the completion of preliminary investigations”.
With the successes made so far in the fight against crime, the Commissioner of Police warned that Kaduna will no longer be a safe haven for criminals.
“I want to use this opportunity to warn criminal elements that Kaduna State is no longer a safe haven for criminals. We will continue to strengthen our intelligence network, improve response capabilities, and collaborate with sister security agencies to dismantle all criminal syndicates.
“Furthermore, I urge the citizens of Kaduna to remain law-abiding and to support the police by providing timely and credible information. Security is a collective responsibility, and together, we can build a safer and more peaceful Kaduna State”.
