Nasarawa Police Arrests 27 Suspected Kidnappers in the State

27 suspects who are allegedly involved in armed robbery and kidnapping have been arrested by the operatives of Nasarawa State’s Police Command.

This was confirmed by the Commissioner of Police in the state, Bola Longe.

According to the CP, the suspects were arrested from different locations across the state within the last two weeks.

He noted that seven firearms and several rounds of live ammunition as well as a vehicle were recovered from the suspects during the various operations.

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While parading the suspects at the headquarters of the Police Command situated in Lafia, Longe said amongst the suspects were those involved in the murder of the head of Odu community in Nasarawa Local Government Area, Amos Obere.

He disclosed that the suspects who killed the village head were arrested while they were having fun at a drinking spot in the state.

He said the suspects also confessed to kidnapping some commuters in Loko village, who were traveling from Otukpo in Benue state to Abuja.

Others in Police custody according to CP are the alleged kidnappers of Bishop Joseph Masin, state chairman, Christian Association of Nigeria, the suspects behind the murder of a Superintendent of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Salisu Usman-Maku, and his sister, Sa’datu Usman-Maku in Gudi, Akwanga Local Government Area.

Longe said, “The command wants to assert unequivocally that the security of lives and property of every law-abiding citizen remains its priority and will not shy away from this constitutional duty.

“In light of this, we want to reassure the public of our avowed commitment to the realization of this objective.

“The police also want to appreciate members of the public, traditional rulers, and other security agencies for their support and cooperation, which impacted positively on the police achievements in recent times.”