There was a heavy security presence on Monday morning at the Asawase Police station to avert further attacks by angry youth in the area on the institution. The youth on last Sunday evening attacked and destroyed many items at the Police station following the death of one of their members…
Kingsley Nwezeh in Abuja
The Nigeria Police yesterday paraded 48 crime suspects involved in various criminal activities, including kidnapping, armed robbery, internet scam, fraud and unlawful possession of firearms.
The police also recovered 47 weapon, including 14 AK- 47 rifles, two submachine guns, 18 ipads, laptops and PoS machine.
Parading the suspects in Abuja, Force PRO and Commisioner of Police, Frank Mba, said the different criminal gangs of robbers and drug peddlers operated in Abuja, Benue, Kogi and Taraba states.
He said as part of Operation Puff Adder II, operatives of the FIB Intelligence Response Team and Special Tactical Squad of the force attached to the Operation Puff Adder II arrested 48 criminal suspects, including 47 male and one female, for their involvement and indictment in cases of armed robbery, kidnapping, unlawful possession of firearms, cybercrime/financial fraud and other heinous crimes in some parts of the country.
The Nigeria Police Force has paraded 48 suspects arrested for various crimes such as kidnapping, armed robbery, cybercrime, and cattle rustling.
Parading the suspects in Abuja, police spokesman Mr. Frank Mba said the suspects – comprising 47 males and one female – were arrested in different parts of the country at different times.
Some of the suspects include Aliyu Suleiman, who is 26-year-old and the leader of an armed robbery gang responsible for the attack and collection of a rifle from two police officers around Abuja.
Another gang allegedly led by Yusuf Abubakar specialises in kidnapping and was responsible for the kidnap of Mohammed Bashir Bappe, a member of the Taraba State House of Assembly.