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Edo Police Command said two of the suspects, Nura Dahiru and Ibrahim Yakubu, have been positively identified by Jemila and one other as members of the kidnapping gang responsible for their abduction in the course of investigation.
By Ayox Ojo
Police operatives have arrested three members of kidnap gang allegedly responsible for abduction in Jattu community of Edo State after one of them was seen at a market by one of his victims.
Edo Police Command spokesperson, ASP Eno Okoedem who announced this in a statement on Wednesday said the arrest followed sighting of one of the suspects in Jattu market by one of his victims, Ibrahim Jemila who was abducted and released on 13th May. The victim had reported seeing one of his kidnappers at the market to the Jattu police division on 15th May.
Based on the information, police operatives of the Division mobilized in collaboration with members of the Edo State Security Corps to the location where three suspects identified as Nura Dahiru, Ibahim, Ibrahim Yakubu and Abubakar Inusa were arrested.
Ikoedem said in the statement that two of the suspects, Nura Dahiru and Ibrahim Yakubu, have been positively identified by Jemila and one other as members of the kidnapping gang responsible for their abduction in the course of investigation.
“The Commissioner of Police, CP Monday Agbonika, fdc, reassures residents of the Command’s unwavering commitment to rid the State of criminal elements and urges members of the public to continue providing timely and useful information to the Police through the command’s contact numbers:1. Emergency Control Room Numbers- 08077773721 & 08037646272 2. Complaints: Public Complaints Bureau (PCB) – 08150999335, Complaints Response Unit (CRU)- 08100389992,” the Edo police spokesperson said.
