FCT Police and Army Raid Bandit Camps, Arrest 6 Suspects – TrendyNewsReporters

Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory Police Command and troops of the Nigerian Army Guards Brigade have arrested six suspects during joint clearance operations at a bandit camp.

The command spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, who disclosed the incident in a statement issued on Friday, July 5, 2024, said the bandits confessed to being involved in a series of kidnappings in and around FCT.

“In their continued commitment and fight against criminality in the Federal Capital Territory, operatives of the FCT Police Command of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit, in synergy with troops of the Nigerian Army Guards Brigade, have conducted clearance operations in some identified bandit camps in Kaduna and Niger states respectively, all bordering the FCT,” the statement read.

“Security operatives, in a series of well-coordinated operations between June 30 and July 4, 2024, stormed some identified bandit camps in Gidan Dogo and Jerei forests, Kaduna State and Niger State, all bordering FCT, and arrested six (6) suspects: Inusa Musa, Isiya Adamu, Kare Gambo, Aminu Musa and Muhammed Ibrahim, who voluntarily confessed to having been involved in a series of kidnappings in and around FCT.

“While officers are still canvassing the camps and hideouts of the identified bandits in the forests and hills in and around FCT, the FCT Commissioner of Police, CP Benneth C. Igweh, psc, mni, reiterates the command’s firm commitment to ensuring the safety and security of residents of the nation’s capital.

“It also urges residents to be vigilant and take advantage of the police emergency lines to report suspicious activity via 08032003913, 08028940883, 08061581938 and 07057337653 PCB: 09022222352, CRU: 08107314192