BREAKING: Plateau Police Arrest 18 Suspects Over Diverse

The Police in Plateau State has nabbed 18 suspects who allegedly committed diverse crimes and urged citizens to continue to assist security agencies with relevant and timely information to nip crime in the bud......Read The Full Article>>.....Read The Full Article>>

Parading the suspects on Friday in Jos, the State Commissioner of Police, Emmanuel Adesina stated, “I am pleased to announce to you that the Plateau State Command under my leadership has arrested one suspect in connection to a kidnap attempt which was reported at Pankshin Division sometime on 20/02/2024.

“The Complainant, one Boniface Shiktuwa, male of Buzuk village, Pankshin LGA received a phone call from an unknown caller claiming that he has been paid the sum of Three Million Naira (N3,000,000.00) only to eliminate him and his wife therefore he should give them a specific amount of money to avoid being killed. After much bargaining, the victim offered to pay the sum of Eight Hundred Thousand Naira (N800,000.00k) only but the caller refused, hence he reported to the Police.

“Upon receiving the report, I directed the Officer in Charge, Anti-Kidnapping Unit (AKU) to swing into action and as a result, one Alheri Isaac, male was arrested in connection with the crime. Interview of the suspect led to the arrest of one Abdulkadir Suleiman, male, 27 years old who is the leader of the syndicate. The case is still under investigation at the Anti Kidnapping unit and will be charged to Court upon completion of investigation.”

Other suspects were arrested for criminal intimidation, attempted murder, kidnap, extortion, and others.

There was also recovery of firearms from the suspects.

The CP said, “On 07/07/2024 at about 7 pm, we received intelligence report informing the Command that on the same date, one Zaidu Mohammed, male, 24 years old trespassed into the house of one Ismail Mohammed who doubles as his brother as well as his in-law to look for food from his sister.

“That while he was in the house, his brother in-law saw a locally made pistol in his possession and attempted to collect it but he proved stubborn and called for help from his friends who came and helped him to escape with the firearm.

Upon receipt of the report, the suspect was immediately tracked and arrested. The case is currently under investigation at the Anti-Kidnapping Unit (AKU) where the suspect is helping us in our investigation with a view to arrest more members of his syndicate and recover possible exhibits…”