The Niger Police Command has detained three people for their alleged participation in hijacking.
Mr. Monday Kuryas, the State Police Commissioner, revealed that at around 0900 hours, the Divisional Police Officer Nasko Division mobilized a team of police officers and vigilante members for a raid on the kidnappers ’ den in Manini, Isana, and Etere woodland in Nasko Local Government Area.
He went on to say that the three People were arrested during the operation.
The charged kidnappers ’ names, according to the Commissioner of Police, are Abubakar, Aliyu Abubakar, and Mohamed Aliyu.
He certified, “ The suspects confessed to have abducted one Alhaji Mohammed Bariki of Magaman Daji hamlet, Nasko LGA where they collected N5 million defense and one Usman Maiyana of Ibana hamlet Nasko Local Government Area and they collected N3 million as defense. ”
He explained that the sum of N100, was recovered from them, which was part of the defense.
The Commissioner of Police further explained that the command had bivouacked ananti-kidnap crew to the area to guaranty the arrest of others at large and recover their arms.
He appealed for else working support and cooperation from members of the public by giving the police information that could backstop in pinching culprits in their midst.
He assured that the police were battle ready to face any person or group of offenders undermining the peace of the State, stressing that it was through well- coordinated security approach to enhance peaceful concurrency among the people.