Security operatives arrested a notorious bandit on Christmas Day in Kaduna, recovering an AK-47 rifle and ammunition. The suspect is presently in police custody.
The Kaduna State Police Command spokesman, ASP Mansir Hassan, said on Thursday in a statement that security operatives, acting on credible intelligence, apprehended the bandit on December 25, 2024, at about 20:00 hours.
He said, “Officers from the Saminaka Division, led by the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), successfully apprehended one Sule Muhammad, a 25-year-old resident of Kargi Village, in Lere Local Government Area.”
According to Hassan, preliminary investigations revealed that the suspect has been actively involved in multiple kidnapping incidents within the Saminaka area.
He said that during the operation, a fabricated AK-47 rifle was recovered from the suspect.
Hassan added that the suspect confessed to being a member of a notorious kidnapping gang responsible for the abduction of a district head on August 14, 2024.
“While the victim was released on August 16, 2024, five members of the gang were arrested at the time. Sule Muhammad managed to evade capture and had been on the run until his arrest on Christmas Day,” Hassan said.
“On December 26, 2024, acting on credible intelligence, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Makarfi led his patrol team to a location in Marke Area along the Kano-Zaria Expressway, where three vehicles suspected to be loaded with illegal substances were reported parked and abandoned.
“The vehicles recovered from the scene are a grey-colored Golf car, a dark blue Golf car, and a red Ford minibus,” adding, “During a thorough search of the vehicles, officers uncovered 58 blocks of Arizona (AZ) and 33 bags of substances suspected to be cannabis.
“The recovered items and vehicles have been secured, and further investigations are ongoing to identify and apprehend the suspects involved in this illegal operation.”
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police in the state commended the efforts of the officers for their swift response and assured the public of the Command’s commitment to eradicating the menace of drug trafficking and other related crimes in the state.
