Police arrests 17 suspected kidnappers, rescues five hostages in Nasarawa

Police operatives in Nasarawa have arrested 17 suspected kidnappers and rescued five victims in the state.

The spokesman for the state police command, DSP Ramhan Nansel, stated this while parading the suspects at the command headquarters in Lafia on Thursday.

He said the suspects were arrested in different parts of the state between February 10 and April 19.

The spokesman added that four arms and eight rounds of live ammunition recovered from the suspects.

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Nansel said: “Police investigation revealed that some of the suspects were responsible for the series of kidnappings on the Nasarawa Eggon-Akwanga road, parts of Lafia and environs as well as in the southern axis of the state.

“Some of the suspects had confessed to being members of a kidnapping syndicate operating in Bali, Taraba, who had to relocate to Awe in Nasarawa State after security operatives neutralised their colleagues.”

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