The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) police command says it has arrested four suspected members of a kidnapping and banditry network operating around the Paze-Byazhin area bordering the FCT, Kaduna and Niger states.
In a statement on Sunday, SP Josephine Adeh, spokesperson of the FCT police command, said the suspects were arrested during a follow-up operation led by CP Ahmed Sanusi in the FCT.
The suspects were identified as Yahaya Abdullahi, Muhammed Yunusa, Hauwa Shafiu and Shamsudeen Mustapha.
According to the police, preliminary investigations indicate that the suspects are members of a coordinated criminal network involved in kidnapping and banditry activities across the FCT and neighbouring states.
“During interrogation, the suspects confessed that the location served as a convergence point where armed bandits meet with them to coordinate movements and relay information on intended targets and subsequent attack locations.
“They further admitted that the group provides logistical support, including food, medical
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