Consequent upon kidnapping cases recorded in some parts of the State despite the challenges faced by the Country in the fight against COVID-19 and the need to nip crime in the bud, the Commissioner of Police, Niger State Command, CP Adamu Usman gave a marching order to the operatives of the Command to embark on an aggressive manhunt of bandits/kidnappers in the State.
This order led to some successes recorded as thus;
FOILED KIDNAPPING/DEATH OF SUSPECTED ARMED BANDITS/RECOVERY OF FIREARMS;
On 25/04/2020 at about 0130hrs, information was received by the command that a seven-man gang of suspected bandits/kidnappers from Goyi village Gwagwalada FCT invaded Tufa village via Gawu Babangida, Gurara LGA. A Joint Police/Vigilante team led by DPO Gawu Babangida mobilized to the scene and engaged the hoodlums in a fierce gun battle, during which three of the hoodlums, namely; Abdulqadir Abubakar ‘m’ aged 20yrs, Nuhu Shuaibu ‘m’ 22yrs of Goyi village Gwagwalada FCT and Musa Maisaje ‘m’ 20yrs of Dobi Kaida FCT were arrested with gunshot wounds. One AK 47 rifle with erased breach number, one empty magazine, one pump-action and army camouflage uniform were recovered from them.
The suspects were taken to Umar Musa memorial hospital Sabon Wuse for medical attention but were later confirmed dead by the doctor as a result of the gunshots injuries sustained during the gun battle, the corpses were deposited at the hospital morgue. Efforts to arrest the fleeing members of the syndicate is in progress, the case is under investigation.
CULPABLE HOMICIDE/ARREST OF SUSPECT;
On 24/04/2020 at about 0800hrs, information revealed that on 23/04/2020 at about 2300hrs, one Fatima Sani ‘f’ 36yrs of Gobirawa village, had a misunderstanding with her mother-in-law one Aisha Umaru aged 70yrs ‘f’ of Tozon Daji village, Mashegu LGA. The said Fatima who had been divorced, left Gobirawa village to Tozon Daji, and secretly entered the mother in-law’s room where she stabbed her to death for allegedly instigating her son, Sani Umaru to divorce her. The suspect was arrested and detained. The case is still under investigation.
The Commissioner of Police, Niger State Command, CP Adamu Usman wishes to reassure members of the public that the Police will continue to redouble its efforts to stem the tide of criminality in the State and therefore, solicits the support of Nigerlites in giving useful and timely information to the Police.
ASP WASIU A. ABIODUN,
Police Public Relations Officer,
Niger State Command.
