From Noah Ocheni, Lokoja
The kogi State Police command said on Wednesday that it has arrested three suspected kidnappers from their hide out along Okene Auchi road.
Similarly, the command said it’s men equally intercepted and recovered twelve Cows suspected to have been rustled, while suspects escaped into the bush.
According to DSP William Ovye Aya
Police Public Relations Officer, (PPRO), Kogi State Police Command, Efforts are on to trail the suspects with a view to apprehend them to face justice.
“Based on intelligence tip-off on criminal hideouts along Auchi-Okene road, consequently, the Divisional Police Officer, Okene Division SO Muhammad Nasir ISA promptly swung into action, mobilized his team and moved to the scene and arrested three (3) suspects namely; Mohammed Shehu, Idris Suleiman and Abubakar Ibrahim.” He added.
“The suspects confessed belonging to a gang terrorizing Okene and its environs. Investigation is in progress. Suspects will be arraigned in court on completion of the investigation.
Items recovered from them includes, One Dane gun, two Cartridges, food items and the sum of N45,000.
“In another development, the operatives of the Nigeria Police Force, attached to Okene Division in an intelligence led operations in collaboration with the Professional Hunters Association along Okene-Lagos road on Monday intercepted and recovered twelve Cows suspected to have been rustled.”
“When the suspects sighted the security forces, abandoned the Cows and ran away. Efforts is on to trail suspects with a view to apprehend them to face justice.”
