Police rescue kidnap victim, arrest 6 suspects in Plateau

The Commissioner of Police in Plateau State, Bartholomew Onyeka, on Monday, paraded six suspects linked to illegal possession of firearms, car theft, among others.

Onyeka also disclosed the rescue of a kidnapped victim.

He said, “The combined effort of the police and relevant security groups led to the arrest of two males at Shen in Du in Jos South LGA who were in possession of 200 pieces of G3 live ammunition. They also had with them 80 pieces of AK-47 ammunition, 56 pieces of Type 06 live ammunition and an empty magazine.

“The suspects disclosed that one Dajah transported the ammunition to them through a commercial driver from Maiduguri, Borno State.

“They also confessed that two men from Kunet, Bokkos LGA, also received a G3 rifle from the same source. The rifle has since been recovered.

“Similarly, while on routine patrol, operatives of the Eagle Eye patrol team also arrested Uche Mathew and Michael Okoro who are suspected car snatchers on the Bukuru highway and a Lexus 300 was recovered from them.

“On January 21, a kidnap victim, Samuel Samson, of Toro LGA, Bauchi State, was rescued by the police in the state and has received treatment at the police clinic given the frail state he was found in.

“The victim, after regaining consciousness, revealed that he was kidnapped from his home in Gwagwalada, FCT, but was disposed off in Jos after his abductors realised he was not the person they intended to kidnap.

“Efforts are on to reunite the victim with his family and apprehend the culprits.” (NAN)