Twenty-eight kidnap victims have been reunited with their families as troops of the Nigerian Navy School of Armament Technology arrested nine suspected kidnappers who have been terrorising communities in Kachia Local Government and other parts of Kaduna State.
Handing over of the suspects to the Department of State Services on Friday in Kachia, Commandant of the school, Rear Admiral Tanko Yakubu Pani, disclosed that the success recorded was due to four months surveillance of some dangerous criminal syndicates operating in Kachia and other parts of the state.
According to him, “We were able to conduct simultaneous surgical operations to effect their arrest in various locations through effective intelligence network.
“Some of them were caught in isolated forests where they were hibernating, while others were caught in hotels and their homes.
“The arrested criminals include Abubakar Duguri alias Kure, Saleh Magaji alias Bodori, Idris Iliyasu, Auwal Yahaya, Monore Abu, Mohammed Wakili, Tanimu Ibrahim alias Sambo, Abdullahi Adamu alias Yellow, and Umar Alhassan.”
He said the suspects are responsible for various criminal activities including kidnapping, armed banditry and cattle rustling, while weapons, motor bikes, military camouflage, and other items, where recovered from them.
“Victims of the criminals that were unable to meet their demands were instantly killed; others were either maimed or injured, while some of the female victims were raped,”Rear Admiral Pani added.