Police kill bandit, arrest three in Abuja

• Published On: 15 June 2024 at 20:53

During a clearance operation, Federal Capital Territory police officers killed one bandit and captured three others.

During the operation, police assaulted an identified kidnapper's hideout in Chikara, a hamlet bordering Kogi State.

This, however, resulted in a gun battle with the suspects.

According to a statement issued on Saturday by FCT command spokesman Josephine Adeh, the apprehended suspects are Mahammadu Isa, Likita Idris, and Isiyaku Muhammedu.


The statement read, "In the continuous effort against criminality in FCT, operatives from Utako Divisional headquarters stormed an identified kidnappers hideouts in Chikara, Kogi state bordering FCT, and Zuba, Abuja, in a streak of clearance operation between June 8 and 13, 2024, and arrested three suspects: Mahammadu Isa, 27'm' of Dantata Abuja, Likita Idris, 27'm' of Kogi state, and Isiyaku Muhammedu, 22'm' of Kogi State.

"The abrupt presence of police officers in the kidnapper's camp sparked a gun battle. However, the robbers were overwhelmed by the police's weaponry, as one of the bandits, Abdusallam Abdulkadir, was shot during cross-fire, and the three suspects were caught."

Adeh reported that the suspects admitted to kidnapping locals and other offences.
She said, "The suspects have confessed to being involved in a series of kidnapping incidents and other heinous crimes in FCT and its environs."


He also stated that pistols, cutlasses, and other items were recovered from the accused.

"The suspects were found in possession of an English pump-action gun, a locally made handgun, two live cartridges, cutlasses, knives, and items that appeared to be charms.

"While the investigation is still ongoing, the commissioner of police, FCT, CP Benneth C. Igweh, psc, mni, reiterates the command's commitment to ensuring the safety and security of the residents of the nation's capital," the statement continued.