A notorious wanted logistic supplier and informant to a kidnapping and banditry group terrorising the FCT and its environs have been arrested by operatives of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command.
Nigeriacrime.com gathered that the 25-year-old suspect, Mohammed Hamza a.k.a Auta, was arrested by the anti-Kidnapping unit of the Command at the Mongoro Forest.
Confirming the arrest, the Public Relations Officer FCT Police Command SP Josephine Adeh said: “The suspect, who has been on the wanted list of the Command, is being held for his involvement in supplying firearms, ammunition and other weapons; food items and illicit drugs to the criminals in their various hideouts in the forests using a motorcycle”.
“Exhibits recovered from the suspect include one AK47 rifle, AK47 ammunition, one mobile phone, foodstuffs and an unregistered boxer Motorcycle.
‘Investigations are being intensified to identify and cut off the criminal supply chain and arrest other members of the gang.
“Similarly, the Command arrested eleven (11) criminal suspects for various crimes including illegal possession of firearms, illegal fabrication and production of small arms and light weapons, and armed robbery, amongst other crimes.
“The suspects; Daniel Williams 51 yrs, Mohammed Yusuf 41 yrs, Abdulrasheed Abdullahi 26 yrs and Aminu Mohammed 41 yrs were intercepted and arrested in Zuba area of the FCT by operatives of the State Intelligence Bureau (SIB).
“Four (4) locally made firearms and one (1) live cartridge were recovered from the suspects.
“Preliminary investigations by the Police revealed that the gang was involved in fabricating and producing small and light weapons locally.
Also the operatives of Utako Divisional Police Headquarters on 07/06/2023 at about 1900hrs following a tip-off, actionable intelligence arrested eight (8) suspected armed robbers at one Amala Garden in Utako.
Following the arrest, three firearms of different calibre, knives and hard drugs were recovered from them.
The suspects are Sani Ibrahim, 41 years s old from Gere LGA of Borno State, Yusuf Ilyasu aka Tablet, an ex-convict, 25 years old from Plateau State, Awala Lawal an escapee from Kuje prison, 22 years old from Kano state, and Hassan Daudo, 34 years old from Borno State.
Others are Abbass Gidado, 18 years old from Katsina state, Shamsu Haibu, 35 years old from Kano, Sani Suleiman, 37 years old from Kano state and Shehu Jimoh an ex-convict, aged 26 years old from Kogi State.
“While the investigation is ongoing on all cases, the Commissioner of Police, FCT Police Command, CP Haruna G. Garba has reiterated his resolve to crush crime and criminality in all its manifestation within the FCT, and warns all criminal elements to stay clear of the FCT and its environs,” the statement said.
‘The CP equally enjoined the public to be law-abiding, and vigilant to enable them swiftly render distress/complaints through the following emergency lines: 08032003913, 08061581938, 07057337653, and 08028940883, while the Public Complaint Bureau (PCB) desk, could be reached on: 0902 222 2352″