The minister of FCT, Nyesom Wike, has set a N20 million bounty on two suspected terrorists who attacked and kidnapped two defense personnel at an Army Estate in Abuja.
The two suspects, Dahiru Adamu and Abu Ibrahim, both from Niger State and cattle rearers, were also involved in the murder of a district head in Abuja, as well as kidnappings in Kabusa, Kutu, and other FCT communities.
The minister cautioned that because the criminals have refused to allow Abuja civilians to sleep, they will not sleep either, and he charged the FCT Commissioner of Police, CP Ben Igweh, with going all out against the crooks.
Earlier, the Police Commissioner stated that in an effort to clear the nation’s capital city of criminality, agents apprehended multiple people for various offenses in the last three days.
On February 11, 2024, the FCT Police Command’s Mabushi Divisional Headquarters arrested eight armed robbery suspects: Auwal Yusuf (an ex-convict), Ismail Hudu, Sylvester Poto, Abdusalam Mamuda, Sunday Udoma (Akido), Ifeoma Ngoze Obodo, Muhammed Telegbe Chocolate, and Sarah Mohammed Telegbe.
He said, “acting on credible intelligence, the suspects who are responsible for several ‘one chance’ activities in the past were trailed to Central Area in an attempt to rob some innocent residents and were promptly arrested.
“The suspects confessed to using toy guns and knives to scare their victims to illegally obtain from them. Suspects will be charged to court soon.”
The CP further said that on February 13, 2024 at about 5:00pm, acting on credible intelligence, the operatives of Utako Divisional Headquarters, in concert with the Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the Command, arrested seven suspects namely; Usman Muhazu, Aliyu Muhammed, Auwal Lahiru
Rabiu Sani, Madina Abubakar, Jonah Elimelechi, and Saminu Idris.
They were arrested in Pyakasa, Tudun Wada and Ketti villages of FCT, in connection to the kidnap of 14 notable persons in the Federal Capital Territory.
“These kidnappers who have been giving FCT a sleepless night and on the wanted list of the command for a long time, have now been arrested. They are responsible for the kidnapping of five victims in Federal Mortgage Housing Estate, Kabusa; three persons at Ketti village, Fulani residents of Alhaji Sani;
A woman and her gate man in Kabusa Estate; Mr Sunday Zakwai and four others,” he said.
Exhibits recovered from them were N9million, six AK47 Rifles, Bullet Proof Vests and a locally fabricated walkie-talkie.