The FCT police command has arrested six suspected kidnappers and rescued two kidnapped victims around Apo axis of Abuja.
The commissioner of police in FCT, Bala Ciroma, who disclosed while parading the suspects at the commands headquarter in Abuja on Saturday, said the suspects were arrested following credible intelligence by the police command.
He gave the names of the six suspects as Frank Ozor, Nweke Uche, Chester Uzor, Chukwu Bethrand, Chukwu Samuel, and Kelechi Ngene.
According to him, the suspects who had earlier abducted three persons were arrested by eagle-eyed police operatives on routine patrol while attempting to relocate one of their victims.
He said further investigation led to the successful rescue of two other victims who identified the suspects, even as he said the command has deployed covert and overt crime-fighting strategies to strengthen security across the FCT.
“The FCT police command has strengthened security especially areas with cumbersome terrain. In addition, the command has launched a strategic counter-kidnapping operation to checkmate the emerging security concerns,” he said.
Ciroma, however, said the command was working closely with other sister security agencies, key stakeholders and community leaders to rid the FCT of criminal elements.
He, therefore, urged residents of the territory to remain calm and law-abiding, as he also called on residents to report any suspicious persons or activities around their vicinity at the nearest police division or report the same through any of the FCT police command control numbers via 08032003913, 08061581938, 07057337653, and 08028940883.
