The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has arrested four individuals who were planning to carry out attacks on government institutions and residential areas in Abuja on Independence Day.
The suspects were apprehended in their hideout in the Sauka area of the FCT following intelligence reports. Identified as Yau Sani (a.k.a. Baba), Nuhu (a.k.a. Giwa), Kabiru Mohammed, and Yusuf Hassan, the suspects confessed to their involvement in several kidnappings and murders in the FCT, Kaduna, and Niger states.
After their arrest, the suspects led police to a forest in Niger where they had hidden their weapons. Authorities recovered four AK-47 rifles and 175 rounds of ammunition.
She said: “The Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the FCT Police Command on 1st October 2024, acting on credible intelligence, trailed and arrested four notorious kidnappers who have been terrorizing the Federal Capital Territory namely: YAU SANI, a.k.a. Baba (an ex-convict), NUHU, a.k.a. Giwa, Kabiru Mohammed, and Yusuf Hassan, at their criminal hideout in Sauka, Abuja living within the general population.
“The suspects confessed to being responsible for a series of kidnappings of unsuspecting residents in FCT and its environs, the killing of seven victims in the process.
“These gangs have attacked Dakwa, Dawaki, Aco estate, Dupe Village, Zuma rock, Kuchiko village, and some villages in Niger and Kaduna.”
Adeh said: “They also led Police operatives to another hideout in Gauraka Forest, Suleja, Niger State, where they dug out four AK-47 rifles, 13 AK-47 magazines, and 162 rounds of 7.6 mm live ammunition.
“The suspects also confessed their intending plans to attack some government institutions and estates within the FCT, which have been proactively prevented by the Command.
“The command wishes to reiterate its commitment to stamping out crime and criminality within the FCT. It urges members of the public to report any suspicious or unusual activities to the police emergency lines.“
