The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has raided a kidnappers’ den and recovered exhibits in Jibi Forest, Abuja.
FCT Police Public Relations Officer, Josephine Adeh, in a statement on X, stated that Operatives of the Commission stormed a kidnappers’ den in Jibi forest bordering Dei-Dei Abuja on Saturday.
The Command, in a continued fight against banditry in FCT, raided the bandits hideout at about 6.00 am on Saturday, and on sighting the police operatives, the bandits fled from their hideouts to escape arrest.
The crime prevention operation was carried out on the heels of a credible intelligence and was centered on wiping out the bandits from their hideout.
The intelligence carried out was that one Mallam Danyaboi and Ilu, gang members and colleagues to one Nasiru Mohammed A.K.A. Danger, who was earlier arrested and paraded by the Police Command on March 11, had been planning an attack.
The gang members, who were In connection with series of kidnappings in FCT, had planned a reprisal kidnapping attack in Zuba and its environs for the arrest of their members. Exhibits such as firearms and cows were recovered from the camp.
While intensive crime prevention patrols are already in place to forestall any intended kidnapping in the area, the Commissioner of Police FCT, CP Benneth C. Igweh, reassured residents of his commitment to ensuring the safety of all and sundry.
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He urged residents to report suspicious activities through the following emergency lines: 08032003913, 08061581938, 07057337653, and 08028940883; CRU: 09022222352.
