The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested four suspected members of a kidnapping support network and rescued a woman who was allegedly chained and confined by her brother for more than one year.
Speaking during a press briefing at the FCT Police Command Headquarters on Monday, Ahmed Sanusi, Commissioner of Police, said the successes were recorded through intelligence-driven operations and the cooperation of residents who provided timely information to security agencies.
According to the police commissioner, the four suspects were arrested during a follow-up operation conducted on June 11, 2026, in the Paze-Byazhin area of the FCT, two days after a major anti-kidnapping and rescue operation led by him in the same community.
The suspects were identified as Yahaya Abdullahi, Muhammed Yunusa, Hauwa Shafiu and Shamsudeen Mustapha.
Sanusi disclosed that investigators believe the suspects are members of a criminal network linked to kidnapping and banditry activities within and around
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