The Nigeria Police Force has arrested six suspected kidnappers and rescued several victims in Kaduna State following what it described as a major operational breakthrough. from a statement issued on Tuesday, the Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Anthony Placid, indicated the arrests were carried out by operatives of the Force Intelligence Department–Special Tactical Squad on April 3, 2026.
He indicated the suspects, Yusuf Shuaibu (23), Abubakar Bature (19), Yau Murtala, Bello Suleiman (19), Abdul Kareem Nuhu (36), and Ahmed Musa (28), are believed to be members of a kidnapping syndicate operating in Kaduna and its environs, with links to criminal camps in the operation led to the rescue of victims and exposed the group’s involvement in several high-profile abductions.
“The Nigeria Police Force, through the Force Intelligence Department–Special Tactical Squad, has recorded a major breakthrough with the arrest of six notorious kidnapping suspects and the rescue of victims in Kaduna State,” he indicated. preliminary investigations showed the suspects were part of a well-organised criminal network.
“Investigations indicated that the suspects are members of a kidnapping syndicate operating within Kaduna State and its environs, with links to criminal camps located in Rijana Forest,”. that the syndicate was involved in the abduction of a senior police officer and his son in October 2025.
“Despite collecting a ransom of twenty-four million naira (₦24,000,000) and other items, the victims were not released until police operatives intervened, leading to the successful rescue of the officer’s son unharmed. Efforts are ongoing to rescue the officer,” Placid showed. The police spokesperson also linked the suspects to other kidnapping incidents involving a young child and members of the same family.
“The suspects are also linked to the abduction of other victims, including a young child and members of the same family, where a ransom of eighteen million naira (₦18,000,000) was collected before the victims were eventually rescued through police operations,”. He assured that efforts were ongoing to dismantle the criminal network completely.
“Investigations are ongoing to apprehend other escaping members of the syndicate, rescue remaining victims, and recover the syndicate’s weapons,” Placid indicated.
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“The Nigeria Police Force, through the Force Intelligence Department–Special Tactical Squad, has recorded a major breakthrough with the arrest of six notorious kidnapping suspects The Nigeria Police Force has arrested six suspected kidnappers and rescued several victims in Kaduna State following what it described as a major operational breakthrough. from a statement issued on Tuesday, the Force Public...
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- “The Nigeria Police Force, through the Force Intelligence Department–Special Tactical Squad, has recorded a major breakthrough with the arrest of six notorious kidnapping suspects The Nigeria Police Force has arrested six suspected kidnappers and rescued several victims in Kaduna State following what it described as a major operational breakthrough.
- from a statement issued on Tuesday, the Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Anthony Placid, indicated the arrests were carried out by operatives of the Force Intelligence Department–Special Tactical Squad on April 3, 2026.He indicated the suspects, Yusuf Shuaibu (23), Abubakar Bature (19), Yau Murtala, Bello Suleiman (19), Abdul Kareem Nuhu (36), and Ahmed Musa (28), are believed to be members of a kidnapping syndicate operating in Kaduna and its environs, with links to criminal camps in the operation led to the rescue of victims and exposed the group’s involvement in several high-profile abductions.“The Nigeria Police Force, through the Force Intelligence Department–Special Tactical Squad, has recorded a major breakthrough with the arrest of six notorious kidnapping suspects and the rescue of victims in Kaduna State,” he indicated.
- preliminary investigations showed the suspects were part of a well-organised criminal network.“Investigations indicated that the suspects are members of a kidnapping syndicate operating within Kaduna State and its environs, with links to criminal camps located in Rijana Forest,”.
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