The Taraba State Police Command yesterday said it arrested nine including a notorious kingpin, Badon Linus during operations across the state.……CONTINUE READING>>>>>>
It said that over eight million naira was recovered from a suspect who attempted to bribe police operatives to evade arrest on January 29.
Linus, who was paraded alongside other suspected kidnappers in Jalingo, was said to have led a syndicate who participated in a series of kidnapping including that of a third class chief and a clergy.
Briefing reporters yesterday, the Commissioner of Police, Taraba State Command, Joseph Eribo said: “Acting on credible information, the police operatives attached to the Anti- Kidnapping unit, on the 22/01/2024 swung into action and moved to Maihula Town in Bali LGA where they arrested one Badon Linus, 30, of Gwampa village Yorro LGA.
“The suspect fled Yorro to Maihula to evade arrest after alleged participation in a series of kidnap incidents around Yorro, Zing and Lau LGAs. The suspect confessed to the crime, that he led the syndicate that kidnapped the third-class Chief of Pupule, a Pastor and others.”
He also disclosed that a cash sum of N8,555,000 was discovered from a kidnap suspect who attempted to bribe a police operational team in Jalingo around 9:45pm on January 29.
He said a team of Police Mobile Force (PMF) 40 operatives attached posted on nipping point duty at Yaggai along Jalingo-Yola bye-pass, arrested one Aliyu Mohammed, 35, in an ash Toyota Starlet with registration number YLA321ZY.
“When interrogated, the suspect could not give satisfactory account of himself, hence search was conducted on his vehicle and the following items were recovered in his possession (1) A cash sum of eight million five hundred and fifty- five thousand-naira (N8,555,000); (2) Seven (7) phones (3) Three thousand (3000) unused MTN recharged cards and (4) seven amulets.
“The suspect bribed the PMF personnel requesting them to take the whole money and allow him to go, but the PMF personnel refused and arrested him accordingly. The case is under investigation, the suspect will soon be charged to court…”
Similarly, troops of the 6 Brigade Nigerian Army in Jalingo, rescued three abducted persons, spokesman, Lt. Olubodunde Oni, said in a statement yesterday.
He said the victims were abandoned by terrorists during exchange of gunfire with the troops.
Oni said the troops acted on credible intelligence on the movement of kidnap victims by bandits from Ardo-Kola to Yoro and intercepted the criminals at Apawa village of Yoro Local Government Area.……CONTINUE READING>>>>>>
