Mohammed Wada, a notorious hoodlum and an alleged of a syndicate that specialised in kidnapping innocent people for ransom has been arrested by the Yobe State Police Command.
DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, the spokesperson of the Command , disclosed that Wada was nabbed when detectives from the Crack Squad responded to intelligence that a gang of bandits had been se seen readying their weapons for an attack on unsuspecting members of the public.
Abdulkarim further said the kidnapping syndicate had masterminded a series of kidnapping incidents in part of Damagum, Kolere, and Tarmuwa and Dapchi LGAs, adding that the arrest was in line with the Command’s resolve to rid the state of bandits and criminal elements.
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According to him Wada 35, was arrested while in possession of deadly weapons: apPump action gun, two fabricated pistols and some ammunition of 12 bore 2.75.
ThesSuspect confessed to having organised and perpetrated many kidnapping incidents in those areas where he cited two incidents of which N2.5m and N5ml were received as ransom from their Victims.
Investigations have commenced as efforts are emplaced to arrest other syndicate members of the gang.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, CP Garba Ahmad, commended the efforts of the Command personnel for the successes recorded so far and urged them not to relent until no single bandit is left anywhere in the State.
He appealed for more support through availing of credible information about hideous where criminal elements hibernate.
