By Bashir Hassan Abubakar
Bauchi police command in a joint operation with other sister security agencies in the state have recorded its first major crime fight in the new year by stomping kidnappers den in the thick forests of Yankari, in Alkaleri LGA of the State. The joint operation has succeeded in neutralizing some suspected kidnappers and sending some scampering into the forest with possible gun wounds.
This feat was disclosed in a crime bulletin signed by the Command Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) SP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, Anipr, on behalf of the State Commissioner of Police, CP Aminu Alhassan.
The bulletin said that on the eve of the new year, the Operatives attached to the Command in conjunction with other sister security agencies strike kidnappers/bandits’ hideouts at Dajin Madam and Yankari’s thick forests, and that during the daring operation, several bandits were neutralized and dislodged from their enclaves, while the remaining scampered in disarray into the deep forest with possible bullet wounds.
According to bulletin, the Command is recording unprecedented success in the fight against the kidnapping menace in the state, as unrelenting Police Operations in the affected areas hugely impacted the kidnapping activities, thereby denying the kidnappers/bandits a breathing space to carry out their nefarious activities at Rimi, Magama Bagwas, Mansur, Pali and Yalo villages of Alkaleri LGA.
Meanwhile, two suspects were arrested on the 27th of December, 2022 at about 1600hrs by the Operatives attached to the Command Anti-Kidnapping unit based 4, following credible intelligence available at their disposals.
The suspect Adamu Mohammed ‘m’ 33yrs was arrested alongside his accomplice Datti Alh. Bulama (AKA Dattuwa) 35yrs all ‘m’ of maimadi ward via Pali district.
Investigation revealed that the principal suspect (Adamu Muhammad) confessed to having participated in kidnapping activities in Kaltanga village where they kidnapped four (4) people and camped them at Yankari Forest for about five (5) days until the sum of twenty million nairas (20,000.000) was paid as ransom. Out of which, the sum of thirty thousand nairas (30,000) was given to him as his share of the proceed of the crime.
The investigation is in progress after which the suspects will be charged to court for prosecution.
While commending the efforts of the operatives, the Commissioner of Police CP Aminu Alhassan psc(+) reiterates the readiness of the Command to synergistically operate with other sister security agencies towards improving the security disposition of the State, he equally calls on the members of the public to always inform the command of the whereabouts of criminal merchants and their hideouts, especially those on the run with suspected bullet wounds to report to the nearest Police Station.