Police uncover kidnappers’ armoury in Bauchi

Bauchi State Police Command has uncovered an underground armoury of suspected kidnappers at the Tudun Wada area of Liman Katagum, Bauchi Local Government Area. The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Ahmed Wakil, who disclosed this in a statement Sunday in Bauchi said, “Operatives attached to the command acted on credible intelligence and uncovered an […]

Police uncover kidnappers’ armoury in Bauchi

Bauchi State Police Command has uncovered an underground armoury of suspected kidnappers at the Tudun Wada area of Liman Katagum, Bauchi Local Government Area.

The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Ahmed Wakil, who disclosed this in a statement Sunday in Bauchi said, “Operatives attached to the command acted on credible intelligence and uncovered an armoury of suspected kidnappers.”

He said a patrol team attached to the Liman Katagum Divisional Police headquarters led by the DPO while on patrol around the Tudun Wada area uncovered the underground armoury yesterday.

He listed the items recovered to include three  AK47 rifles, one LAR rifle, 49 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition, nine AK47 magazines, one pair of army camouflage jacket and one pair of police camouflage trousers.

Wakil said the Commissioner of Police, CP Aminu Alhassan had ordered round-the-clock surveillance around the area in a bid to arrest the miscreants.