Nigerian Police Raid Two Kidnappers’ Camps In Abuja, Arrest Suspected Killer Of Community Head

The Nigeria Police Force has announced that its operatives conducted a raid on two kidnappers' camps, apprehending one suspect on Thursday in a bordering community between the Federal Capital Territory and Nasarawa State, specifically in the Kuje Local Government Area.

This was stated in a press release by SP Josephine Adeh, FCT Public Relations Officer on Friday, while identifying the name of the suspect as Saidu Abdulkadir.

The police stated that the bandits were overpowered during a gun battle with their personnel on Thursday.

The statement reads: “The police operatives of the FCT Police Command attached to the Anti-kidnapping unit, in a continued effort against criminality in the Territory, raided two (2) kidnappers' camps bordering Nasarawa and Abuja via Kuje area council on 15/02/2024 at about 12 AM, dislodged the camps and arrested one Saidu Abdulkadir 'm' popularly known as (Dahiru Adamu), who is the gang leader and one of the wanted suspects of the kidnapping syndicate paraded by the Police Command on 14th February, 2024.

“The bandits on sighting the police operatives, opened fire and engaged the Police in an intense gun duel and were eventually overpowered by the Police, as one Habu Yakubu and Isufu Abubakar, earlier abducted from Kwaita village via Pegi district of Kuje area council, were rescued unhurt and the suspect arrested.

“Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect masterminded the kidnap and killing of one Mr Sunday Yahaya Zakwai, the district head of Ketti village.

“While effort is till ongoing to apprehend the other wanted suspects on the run, the Commissioner of Police FCT, CP Benneth C. Igweh psc, mni, wishes to reassure criminals in FCT that there is no hiding place for them."