Police nabs 5 kidnap suspects in Kogi

Five people believed to be behind recent kidnappings in Kogi and the neighbouring states have been arrested by Policemen in Lokoja.

Daily Times reports that the arrest of the suspects was confirmed in a statement issued by the state police command on Thursday in Lokoja, Kogi state.

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The statement, signed by the command’s Spokesman, DSP William Aya, said that the suspects were arrested by operatives of the State Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS)and the suspects will be charged to court on conclusion of investigation.

According to the statement, the arrest of the suspects was made possible due to the crime prevention and control strategies recently adopted by the command.

“The suspects were arrested based on a tip-off that some criminal elements were sighted in a place negotiating on how to purchase arms and ammunition in preparation for a kidnapping operation.

” The police team promptly swung into action and arrested the suspects,” the statement said.