20 Suspected Kidnappers Arrested in Kogi

Kogi State Police Command yesterday paraded 20 suspects arrested for various crimes including kidnapping, armed robbery, criminal conspiracy, unlawful possession of firearms and culpable homicide.

The state Police Commissioner, Mr Wilson Inalegwu, while parading the suspects, said the security strategies he adopted since he assumed office barely a month ago have started yielding results.

According to him, the suspects were arrested at Igalamela/Odolu, Ankpa, Ibaji, Odo-ere, Okene, OdoApe during various security operations carried out by the Special Anti Robbery Squads (SARS) operatives.

Those paraded included Musa Audu, Adamu Lamun and Bodori Ide who were alleged to have kidnapped one Aishetu Shehu on February 4, 2017 and collected N500,000 ransoms before releasing her.

Others were Enemona Godwin, Solomon Anthony, Yakubu Abdullahi, Hassan Abdullahi, Ekele Attah, Umar Abubakar, Ahmadu Panya, Jeremiah Olorunmowaju, Idris Umar, Umar Mohammed and Hussaini Yahaya.

Exhibits recovered from the suspects included four pump action guns, four AK47, two pistols, two double barrel guns, two dane guns, 200 live cartridges, 150 wraps of Indian hemps, military cap, boots and belts.

The police commissioner who commended members of the vigilantes and the public for their supports in the fight against crimes, assured the people of the state that the command would do everything within its powers to make the state secured for all.