In a continuous effort to nib in bud cases of kidnapping and armed robbery in the State, the operatives of the Niger state Police command in different operations recorded the following successes;
On 25th August, 2018, one Alhaji Sardauna Babirki ‘m’ of Bangi, Mariga LGA reported that on the same date he received an anonymous call threatening him to render a sum of N2,000,000.00 to avoid been kidnapped.
On receipt of the report, a team of Police detectives attached to Bangi Division carried out a painstaking investigation, trailed and arrested the principal suspects; one Kabiru Madawaki aged 26yrs and Samaila Wanka aged 35 yrs both ‘m’ of Bangi and Beri villages of Mariga LGA respectively.
Investigation further revealed that in the month of August, 2018, the same gang threatened one Alh. Idris Madawaki ‘m’ of kwana Bala Buzu, one Alh. Garba Dali ‘m’ of Bangi and one Inuwa Nababa ‘m’ of Makenkeme, all in Mariga LGA on different occasions and received the sum of N 250,000 N 350,000 and N 100,000 respectively from their victims.
Suspects confessed to the crimes and will soon be charge to court.
Similarly, on 21st August, 2018, the operatives carried out another operation in Mariga LGA which led to the arrest of another two- man gang, one Yushau Audu aged 26yrs and Mohammed Sani aged 23yrs both ‘m’ of Angwaka and Mangoro villages respectively, who wrote a threat letter to one Alh. Dantani Audu ‘m’ of Mangoro village in Mariga LGA demanding a sum of four Million naira (N 4,000,000.00k) to avoid been kidnapped but were apprehended before receiving the amount.
Suspects confessed to the crime, and will soon be charge to court.