The Bauchi State Police Command says it has neutralized six suspected kidnappers in a gun duel.
The revelation was made by Commissioner of Police,CP Auwal Muhammad in a press briefing on December 27,2023.
CP Muhammad said following issues of kidnapping in the state the Command raised a team of detectives in conjunction with quasi-security outfits, (Ahmed Ali Kwara) and successfully engaged the Kidnappers/Bandits in a gun duel, on 26th December 2023, at about 0403hrs and neutralized six (6) of the kidnappers which led to the recovery of the following items;
Two (2) AK47 rifle
fifty-five (55) live ammunitions
four empty magazines
Four million five hundred and eighty thousand naira (4.580,000,00) was recovered from the kidnappers’ den as an exhibit.
One Golf three 3 blue.
Seven (7) new aitel sim cards.
Three (3) Tecno keypad phones
Two (2) itel keypad phones
One Bontel keypad phone
CP Muhammad said the following are the stolen items recovered from the kidnappers.
Seven (7) Tecno Android phones
Four (4) Infinix Android phones
Four (4) Tecno keypad phones
Twenty-four (24) pieces of mobile battery
One hundred and ninety (190) pieces of recharge cards both MTN and Aitel networks.
Six (6) suspected kidnappers were neutralized.
CP Muhammad disclosed that preliminary investigation revealed that the bandits within two weeks invaded three villages around Ningi, including Bukutumbe, Iyayi, Kayadda, and Gamji village, where they shot four (4) people and killed one member of Vigilante at Bukutumbe, and proceeded to Kiyawa LGA, Jigawa State where they kidnapped two wives of the Chairman Kiyawa LGA, Jigawa State.
The Commissioner of Police further explained that it’s worthy to note that the groundbreaking record of the Command would be attributed to the strategic review of the Command operations through a robust partnership with Ahmed Ali Kwara hunters group with headquarters in Azare town.