GREENFIELD STUDENT KIDNAPPERS, OTHER KIDNAPPING, RAPE SUSPECTS ARRESTED
• Recovered 61 firearms, 376 rounds of ammunition, 22 cartridges, and a cash sum of 2 million naira
Following directives from the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, psc(+), NPM, fdc, to clampdown on perpetrators of crimes and criminality, as well as cut off their supply of arms, FIB-STS operatives have successfully arrested 31 suspects connected with major violent crimes such as kidnapping, culpable homicide, rape, unlawful possession of firearms, and others.
During the course of the investigation, the FIB-STS also recovered 61 firearms from the suspects, including 41 AK rifles, 8 Type 06 rifles, 4 Light Assault Rifles (LAR), 4 pump action guns, 2 locally made firearms, 1 G3 rifle, 1 dane gun, 376 rounds of live ammunition of various calibres, and a cash sum of two million Naira.
Among the notable cases is a kidnapping case in which the duo of Aminu Lawal (aka Kano) and Murtala Dawu (aka Mugala), both working in collaboration with the kidnapping kingpin known as Yellow Ashana, confessed to the kidnapping and murder of two police officers and one vigilante in 2021. They also admitted to kidnapping students from Greenfield University in Kaduna State, as well as the senseless murder of five victims in exchange for a ransom payment and eventual release of the others. According to intelligence, their area of operations includes Dan Hunu, Kekebi, Dan Busha Rido, Maraban Rido, and Kumi Sata in Kaduna State. FIB-STS operatives apprehended them in March 2022, after being on their trail since their names were mentioned in connection with the kidnapping of Bethel Baptist School students in 2021.
Similarly, a five-man trans-border syndicate operating between Adamawa State in Nigeria and Burha, Fituha, and Kesu in Cameroon was apprehended. The gang, which consists of Abubakar Mohammed, 28 years old, Shehu Mohammed, 38 years old, Abdullahi Ali, 30 years old, Abubakar Ali, 18 years old, and Hussaini Sule, 18 years old, all from Mubi, Adamawa State, targets wealthy individuals who own beautiful houses or cars.
They admitted to kidnapping and raping a newlywed woman in Borno state’s Askira Uba Local Government Area, who they released in exchange for a million Naira ransom. On the 11th of May, 2022, they were apprehended by FIB-STS operatives after collecting a ransom of 2 million Naira for one Alhaji Moni of Buladega Village.
The FIB-STS also apprehended the duo of Umar Muhammed, 40, of Mitchika in Adamawa State, and Musa Buba, 29, of Hong in Adamawa State, who are well-known for their kidnapping activities. They were apprehended at the market after credible intelligence revealed that they were there to buy food for their kidnapped victims.
They admitted to kidnapping and raping a newlywed woman in Borno state’s Askira Uba Local Government Area, whom they released in exchange for a million Naira ransom. On May 11, 2022, they were apprehended by FIB-STS operatives after collecting a ransom of 2 million Naira for one Alhaji Moni of Buladega Village.
The FIB-STS also apprehended the kidnapping duo of Umar Muhammed, 40, of Mitchika in Adamawa State, and Musa Buba, 29, of Hong in Adamawa State. They were apprehended at the market after credible intelligence indicated that they would be there to buy food for their kidnapped victims.
CSP OLUMUYIWA ADEJOBI, mnipr, mipra
FORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER,
FORCE HEADQUARTERS,
ABUJA
Date: May 18, 2022
