Police Foil Kidnap Of Clergyman In Abuja, 7 Notorious kidnapping Suspects Arrested
Operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the FCT Police Command, in a covert operation on Friday, 19th November 2021, arrested one Mallam Bala and the gang leader of a notorious kidnapping gang, one Abdullahi Ruwa a.K.a Juli at Atako forest of kuje area council.
A statement by DSP Adeh Josephine, Public Relations Officer said “The arrests followed efforts by the Police Command to ensure no hiding place for criminal elements in the FCT and generally improve public safety and security,
“The arrest of the suspect follows intelligence at the disposal of the Command which revealed the plan by the criminal group to kidnap a clergyman at Nukku Village in the Abaji area council of the FCT.
“The suspects were arrested while perfecting plans toward executing the criminal act.
“The suspects equally revealed to the Police team how they have carried out several kidnaps for ransom operations.
“Two (2) mobile phones with special lines were recovered from Mallam Bala, which he used in communicating with other gang members while they perfected their plans.
“Two Gionee mobile phones which the gang uses in contacting the families of their victims for ransom were also recovered from Abdullahi Ruwa.
