Navy arrest nine suspected kidnappers, rescue 28 victims


Nigerian Navy School of Armament Technology, says its operatives had arrested no fewer than nine suspects involved in kidnapping, cattle rustling and banditry in Kaduna State.


The school also said 28 kidnap victims were rescued in the operation,NAN reports.

The Commandant of the School, Rear Admiral Tanko Pani made the disclosure while handing over the suspects to the Department of State Services (DSS) on Tuesday in Kachia.

Pani said the arrest followed four months surveillance of suspected dangerous criminal syndicates operating in Kachia and other parts of the State.


According to Pani, some of them were caught in isolated forests where they were hibernating, while others were caught in hotels and at their houses.

He identified those arrested as Abubakar Duguri, alias Kure, Saleh Magaji, alias Bodari, Idris Iliyasu, Auwal Yahyah, and Monore Abu.

Others are Mohammed Wakili, Tanimu Ibrahim, alias Sambo, Abdullahi Adamu alias Yellow and Umar Alhassan.


He alleged that they were “responsible for various criminal activities such as kidnapping, armed banditry and cattle rustling in Kachia and other parts of the State.

“Various items were recovered from them which include weapons, motorbikes and military camouflage uniforms, amongst others, which they use for their operations.”

He explained that victims that were unable to meet the demands of the suspects were either killed, maimed or injured, while some of the female victims were raped.


The commandant, who handed over the suspects to the DSS, assured that the Navy would continue to collaborate with other security agencies to protect lives and properties of citizens.

Pani cautioned those giving support to criminals, saying they would be fished out and prosecuted.

The Commandant stressed that criminals in the state would have no hiding place, saying “we shall locate them and flush them out.” NAN

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