•Seven kidnap suspects killed, policemen injured in crossfire •Nine kidnap victims rescued By Evelyn Usman In a move to nip activities of kidnappers, cultists, and other criminals in the bud, the Delta State Police Command has rejigged its crime-fighting strategies. Kidnap and killing in different communities in the state by herders and some youths as well as attacks on policemen by gunmen have been a major challenge confronting the state. As first step in addressing these challenges, the Commissioner of Police, CP Ari Alli , upon assumption of office five months ago, charged all Divisional Police Officers,DPO to guard their areas of jurisdiction well, with a threat to remove any one in whose jurisdiction cases of kidnap, cultism or armed robbery were recorded three times.
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Delta police command’s war against kidnapping, cultism
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•Seven kidnap suspects killed, policemen injured in crossfire
•Nine kidnap victims rescued
By Evelyn Usman
In a move to nip activities of kidnappers, cultists, and other criminals in the bud, the Delta State Police Command has rejigged its crime-fighting strategies.
Kidnap and killing in different communities in the state by herders and some youths as well as attacks on policemen by gunmen have been a major challenge confronting the state.
As first step in addressing these challenges, the Commissioner of Police, CP Ari Alli , upon assumption of office five months ago, charged all Divisional Police Officers,DPO to guard their areas of jurisdiction well, with a threat to remove any one in whose jurisdiction cases of kidnap, cultism or armed robbery were recorded three times.
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Some suspected bandits have killed a man and his son in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna state.
This is coming a few days after 23 people were killed in five local government areas of the state.
The incident was contained in a short statement issued by the Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan on Friday.
The statement said that the suspected bandits stormed Baka village in Igabi Local Government Saturday morning shooting sporadically.
The Commissioner explained that the bandits were targeting one Mr. Sanusi Musa who they wanted to kidnap.
He said upon getting to Sanusi’s residence, the bandits opened fire, which led to the death of a man and his son.