The Force Intelligence Department–Intelligence Response Team (FID-IRT) has achieved a major breakthrough in the fight against insecurity, arresting 33 members of a deadly criminal network across Kwara and Kogi states.
During the briefing in Abuja on Monday, DCP Anthony Placid revealed that an anti-aircraft launcher and seven AK-47 rifles were among the weapons recovered.
The suspects are linked to the horrific November 2025 attack on the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) in Eruku, where worshippers were kidnapped and killed during a live-streamed service.
The gang members, identified as specialists in cattle rustling, kidnapping, and arms dealing, were apprehended in multiple locations including Kaiama, Patigi, and Oke-Ode.
“The gang members were arrested at multiple locations... During the operations, the suspects abandoned an anti-aircraft rifle and three AK-47 rifles,” DCP Placid stated.
The 33 individuals were part of a larger group of 50 suspects paraded on Monday as part of the police's intensified clampdown on high-grade criminal syndicates.
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