Adamawa Police Arrest Gang of 14 Kidnappers

By Daji Sani

The Adamawa State Police Command has apprehended a syndicate of 14 notorious kidnappers terrorising innocent citizens of the state.

This was contained in a statement signed by the state police spokesman, DSP Sulieman Nguroje, who noted that the suspects were all arrested at their various hideouts following a credible information from a reliable source.

According to the police, the investigation also led to the recovery of 18 phones with 23 sim cards of different networks.

The statement said: “The suspects had confessed during interrogation for the kidnapping of Alhaji Sale Idi of Farang in Fufore Local Government Area; Ya’u Adamu of Ganye town and Jones Hayatu of Kojoli Village in Jada LGA respectively, where they collected huge amount of money as ransom.”

It said on the strength of that, the state Commissioner of Police, commended the

officer in charge of SIB and his men for making it difficult for such criminals to escape arrest.

According to the statement, the CP further called on members of the public to continue to give credible information on any person of suspicious character around their neighborhood to police.

It stated that the state police boss had further directed for discreet and thorough investigation into the matter, and assured the state that the suspects would be prosecuted accordingly.