Police arrest 2 suspected bandits’ informants in Bauchi

The Bauchi State Police Command in collaboration with other security agencies, has apprehended two individuals believed to be bandits’ informants in Alkaleri area of Bauchi.  The command’s Police Public Relations Officer, SP Mohammed Wakil, who disclosed this in a statement, said on November 10, the Anti-Kidnapping Unit arrested the suspects, who are alleged to have […]

The Bauchi State Police Command in collaboration with other security agencies, has apprehended two individuals believed to be bandits’ informants in Alkaleri area of Bauchi.

 The command’s Police Public Relations Officer, SP Mohammed Wakil, who disclosed this in a statement, said on November 10, the Anti-Kidnapping Unit arrested the suspects, who are alleged to have participated in multiple kidnapping activities within the Alkaleri region.

Wakil said, “The individuals freely confessed to have a link to a kidnapping incident that occurred on September 7, 2024, in Garin Gambo village, during which one individual was abducted, and a ransom of N4 million was demanded.

‘’Furthermore, they are implicated in another case in Gub village, where a different perpetrator received N3million for the release of a victim.’’

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Wakil added that the suspects played a role in the abduction of three individuals in Anguwan Gero, during which, two of the victims were killed despite a ransom of N14million being paid.

 Wakil said during interrogation, the suspects disclosed that they had been observing affluent individuals visiting the villages and reporting their findings to their criminal associates to facilitate the selection of potential kidnapping targets.

One of the suspects, identified as Yusuf, acknowledged his participation in two kidnapping incidents and indicated that he received minor payments of N10,000 and N3,000 from the ransom collected.