The police in Kaduna have arrested 24 persons suspected to be involved in armed robbery, car-snatching and other criminal activities in the state.
The state’s Commissioner of Police, Ahmad Abdurrahman, disclosed this during a press briefing at the commands headquarters on Friday.
According to him, the command in its determination to fight crime recently embarked on intensive manhunt of bandits who attacked people while pursuing their normal businesses and other cases of crime.
“The suspects were arrested for different criminal offences amongst which are criminal conspiracies, armed robbery, receiving stolen property, car snatching, house breaking/theft, illegal possession of firearms, attempt to commit offence to wit kidnapping and being in possession of dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemps.
“Exhibits recovered from the suspects include two pistol (1 baretta, 1 browny), one locally made pistol, fifteen rounds of 9mm ammunition, one dane gun, five motor vehicles ( Ash colour Toyota Corolla, golden colour Toyota Corolla, Ash Toyota Sienna, maroon Toyota Camry and green coloured Toyota Carina E).
“Others are ten laptops, one galaxy tab, one Samsung duo handset, four locally-made guns, one new wrapper, one wristwatch, dry leaves suspected to be Indian hemps, one sword, one long sickle, one drum, one cutlass, one Army camouflage, one Police Mobile Force denim trouser, two black line yard, one kastlea shirt and half jacket, two scrap decoders, two police belts, some writing pad and a black leather containing three packets of Rothmans cigarettes.”
He noted that the suspects who are in police custody have been making useful statement which is aiding the police investigations and they will be charged to court on completion of investigation.
He appealed to political stakeholders in the state to continue to play the game by the rule and avoid hate speech during the election period.
He further called on them to desist from using youths as thugs so as to ensure violence-free gubernatorial and state assembly elections.
CP Ahmad also warned teeming youths who were alleged to have decided to attack some mosques as well as churches in the guise that some imams and pastors have become involved in politics.
“The police who are on red alert as well as other security agencies will fish out these miscreants and will be taken before the Court of law,” he warned.
He urged Kaduna citizens to disregard the news going round that the Kaduna-Abuja road was blocked, saying that the road is very motorable as road users have been plying the road and securities have been deployed to guard the passengers.
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