NPF Nabs 14 Notorious kidnapping/armed robbery suspects
The Nigeria Police Force, Wednesday, said it has arrested no fewer than fourteen (14) vicious and notorious kidnapping/ armed robbery suspects operating along Kaduna-Zaria-Kano highway.
According to ACP Jimoh Moshood, Force Public Relations Officer the kidnappers were responsible for the gruesome murder of Dr. Ibrahim Mailafia phd, a senior lecturer with the Nasarawa State University Lafia who while on his way to Kano after returning to the Country after completion of Doctorate Degree in Artificial Intelligence from the United Kingdom, in November, 2017, to visit his family was attacked and murdered in cold blood on Kaduna – Zaria – Kano Highway by Kidnappers
“Special Team of the IGP’s Intelligence Response Team, IRT in an unrelenting follow up eventually arrested 14 confirmed members of the kidnapping and armed robbery syndicates including the receivers of their robbed cars.
“Suspects arrested Included: Sunday Jatau, 35 years, native of Kaduna State, the leader of the gang who confessed to have personally shot and killed Mailafia.
“Solomon Jatau, 40 years, a brother to the gang leader, Ayuba Jatau, 32 years, also younger brother to the gang leader, Ishaku Luka, aka, Dogo who sells arms and ammunition to the gang, a native of Kujama LGA Kaduna.
“Bature Adamu, 38 years, Bello Abdullahi 32 years, Mamuda Mohammed, 27 years, Ibrahim Daniel, 27 years from Chad Republic who was found in possession of the late Dr Mailafia’s phones.
“Emmanuel Garba, 27 years native of Ekot-Epene in Akwa Ibom State, Alhaji Usman Mohammed, 35 years, receiver of their robbed goods, Alhaji Ibrahim Baba, 49 years receiver of robbed goods, Bello Aliyu, 36 years receiver of robbed goods, Surajo Mohammed, 35 years receiver of robbed goods and Hassan Ibrahim, 55 years, who also received some of the robbed goods.
“They were all arrested in Kaduna town and Zaria respectively. Suspects have confessed to several armed robberies, kidnappings and murders within the Highways of kaduna, Kano and Niger States,”Moshood said.
Items such as AK47 rifles, pistol and the victim’s phone were recovered from them.
