Police arrest wanted bandits? informant and 11 robbery suspects in Abuja

Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory have arrested a wanted logistic supplier and informant to a kidnapping and banditry group terrorizing the and its environs. 

Spokesperson of the command, SP Josephine Adeh, who disclosed this in a statement on Saturday night, June 10, 2023, said the informant, Mohammed Hamza a.k.a Auta, was arrested by the Anti-Kidnapping Unit at the Mongoro Forest.

“The suspect, who has been on the wanted list of the Command, is being held for his involvement in supplying firearms, ammunition and other weapons; food items and illicit drugs to the criminals in their various hideouts in the forests using a motorcycle,” the statement read.

Exhibits recovered from the suspect include one AK47 rifle, AK47 ammunition, one mobile phone, foodstuffs and an unregistered boxer motorcycle.

She said the Command is intensifying its investigation to identify and cut off the criminal supply chain and arrest other members of the gang.

Similarly, the Command arrested 11 criminal suspects for various crimes including illegal possession of firearms, illegal fabrication and production of small arms and light weapons, and armed robbery, amongst other crimes.

The suspects were identified as Daniel Williams 51 yrs, Mohammed Yusuf 41 yrs, Abdulrasheed Abdullahi 26 yrs and Aminu Mohammed 41 yrs. They were arrested in Zuba area of the FCT by operatives of the State Intelligence Bureau (SIB).

Exhibits recovered from the suspects included four locally made firearms as well as one live cartridge.

“Preliminary investigations by the Police revealed that the gang was involved in fabricating and producing small and light weapons locally,” the PPRO added. 

She said operatives of the Utako Divisional Police Headquarters had on Wednesday, arrested eight suspects over armed robbery at one Amala Garden in Utako. 

According to her, three firearms of different calibers, knives and hard drugs were recovered from the suspects who were arrested following a tip-off.