Police recover N3m from suspected kidnappers in Plateau

The Plateau State Police Command has recovered N2 million from three arrested suspected kidnappers.

The Commissioner of Police, Olubenga Emmanuel Adesina, who disclosed this on Monday while parading the suspects, stated that the culprits were arrested between Kuka village in Shendam LGA and Sarkin Kudu village in Taraba State, noting that effort was in place to arrest one of the suspects who was at large.

The commissioner also said they neutralised two armed robbers during a rescue mission upon receipt of a complaint about a robbery activity in the area.

He said, “On 03/06/2024, at about 05:30pm, the Plateau State command received information at the Daffo Police Outpost revealing that on 02/06/2024 at about 10pm some hoodlums suspected to be kidnappers invaded the house of one Franklin Osita, male, of Fangha Daffo District. On receipt of the report, I ordered the DPO of Pankshin Division to immediately mobilise men and rush to the scene.

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“Consequently, two of the hoodlums were neutralised due to our superior firepower, while others escaped with various degrees of bullet wounds. Exhibits recovered from the scene include one locally fabricated revolver gun loaded with four 7.6mm ammunition, two handsets, one digger and one knife. The corpses were photographed by our detectives and deposited at the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH). Manhunt for the other culprits in progress.”