Kogi: Army, police parade 6 suspected kidnappers, robbers

The Nigerian Army has paraded four robbery suspects it arrested in Felele area of Lokoja, Kogi State. The spokesman of the Command Army Records, Lokoja, Capt. Nick Ejeh, while parading the suspects said they were in military uniform when they were arrested.

Those arrested included Japhet Ataem, Saviour Daower, Joseph Usar and Isaac Donald, all from Guma Local Government Area of Benue State.

He said that the suspects were carrying out a robbery operation when they were sighted by soldiers on patrol who engaged them in a shoot-out.

Some of the suspects sustained gunshot injury during the encounter while three of them escaped arrest, he said, adding that items recovered from them included one AK47 rifle, two pump action assault rifles and many rounds of live ammunition. In the same vein, the Kogi State Police Command has paraded two suspects believed to be behind recent kidnap and robbery activities along Okene-Lokoja road.

The state police command spokesman, DSP William Aya, who paraded the suspects, gave their names as Hammed Saleh aka Auta of Fulani Camp, Obajana and Dulla Danladi of Fulani Camp, Gada Biyu.

“Following recent attacks on motorists along the OkeneLokoja road by some suspected criminal elements which led to the killing of a luxury bus driver, the Anti-Robbery Squad led by DSP Babagana Bukar, trailed and arrested some of the suspects.

“Investigation is in progress. They will be arraigned in court on completion of investigation,” Aya said.