FCT, Abuja — The Special Intervention Squad (SIS), recently launched by Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, has successfully apprehended 16 notorious criminals and recovered weapons and ammunition in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
On Saturday, the police paraded three kidnappers from Bwari—Idris Ishaku (27 years old), Bala Umar (27 years old), and Dahiru Salisu (27 years old)—who have been involved in numerous armed robbery and kidnapping cases in the Bwari Local Government Area and other parts of Abuja.
Additionally, the combined team of operatives arrested 13 other suspects for various crimes. This information was provided by Force Spokesman Muyiwa Adejobi in a statement..
“Amongst the achievements recorded is the foiling of another kidnapping plot through technical intelligence, resulting in the arrest of the above-named Bwari-based kidnappers and weapons recovered from them,” the statement read.
The abduction of six siblings and their father in the Bwari Area Council of Abuja on January 3, 2024, sparked outrage. Tragically, one of the sisters, named Nabeehah, was killed by the kidnappers when their parents failed to pay the demanded N60 million ransom on time.
Adejobi, a police spokesperson, confirmed that the police have been actively pursuing the criminals and have made some arrests.
“In a proactive move, following a report on the abduction of a victim from his house along with his Hilux Van with Reg. No. RBC 90 DL Gray colour by four armed men who disguised in a white Mercedez Benz 230 car, Police Operatives in an intelligence-propelled investigation discovered that the victim was being taken to Kano State, but was dispossessed of his ATM cards at Kaduna while the sum of Five Hundred Thousand Naira (N500,000.00) was transferred from his account,” he said.
“The suspects however ran out of luck as they were intercepted by Police operatives at a filling station in Kaduna where three of them escaped, while one by the name Chinaza Philip Okoye Michael was arrested, the victim rescued unhurt, and the said Hilux Van recovered. It was discovered that Chinaza Philip Okoye Michael and his accomplices had earlier been arrested sometime in November 2023 and charged for similar offences, at the High Court, Kwali, Abuja, but went back to committing even worse crimes while on court bail.
“Also, operatives of the DFI-IRT office intercepted one Everest Magaji, a gunrunner, during negotiation with some notorious bandits who are currently at large, for the purchase and supply of illicit firearms and ammunition. Eleven (11) Pistols, and Two (2) Pump Action Guns were recovered from the suspect.”
