Eight suspected kidnappers and drug peddlers have been arrested by troops of the 4 Brigade, Nigeria Army, in collaboration with the Nigerian Air Force, Edo State Police Command, the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, and the Edo State Security Corps.
The suspects were arrested on February 4 during a clearance operation, codenamed “Operation Igbo Danu” in the state, according to a statement by Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 4 Brigade Nigerian Army, Kennedy Anyanwu, on Friday.
Anyanwu said the operation was done to flush out terrorists, kidnappers and rescue kidnap victims at Osara Community in Etsako West Local Government Area as well as Auchi and Okpella communities all in Edo North Senatorial District.
“During the operation, eight suspected kidnappers and illicit drug peddlers were arrested. The suspects were identified as Jamilu Mohammad (25), Kasim Abu (33), Braimoh Affeez (31), Sulaiman Hamisu (36), Lawan Umaru (25), Bawa Auwal (24), Musa Umaru (40), and Amodu Attai (50).
“Weapons recovered from the suspects include one English Auto Pump-action gun, four live cartridges, and one locally made pistol.
“Other items seized were a Point-of-Sale (POS) machine, two cutlasses, a Nikon digital camera, two Android phones, a metal hook, five bottles of codeine syrup, two Indian hemp weighing scales, and quantities of substances suspected to be cannabis sativa, tramadol, ice, loud and colos. The sum of ₦87,550 was also recovered.The suspects and recovered items have been handed over to the Edo State Police Command for further investigation.”
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