The FCT Police Command has paraded 9 suspects believed to be members of a kidnapping and armed robbery gang terrorising parts of Bwari Area Council, Niger and Kaduna States.
The FCT Commissioner of Police, CP Olatunji Disu on Monday, disclosed that operatives of the Police Anti-kidnapping unit, neutralised 8 other members of the gang during a raid at their hideout in Kweri forest, Kaduna State.
He gave the names of the arrested suspects as Abdulrahman Giwa, Baba Hassan, Mohammed Dahiru, Abubakar Bature, alias Dare, Abubakar Kadiri alias Dayi and Kabiru Ibrahim.
Giving details of the operation, Disu said: “Operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the FCT Police Command conducted clearance operations in Kidnappers’ dens deep in the Forests of Kweri in Kaduna State and Gauraka Forest in Niger State.
“Operatives arrested suspects responsible for various armed robbery/kidnapping attacks on Dei-dei, Bwari and Dawaki communities in the FCT, Daupe, Kau and Sunape villages.
During the operations involving the assault of the strongholds of the kidnappers in Kweri and Gauraka Forests, Mallam and eight other suspects were neutralized after an intense exchange of gunfire.” 
“At the same time, two operatives of the FCT Command sustained serious injuries and are both undergoing treatment in the hospital.
“Intelligence revealed that the gang kept their hostages in various locations in Gidan Dogo forest in Kaduna, Gauraka forest in Niger, Kweri forest and Kachia forest in Kaduna.
FCT Police Command Arrests 9 Kills 8 Kidnappers.
