How Army Arrested Six Bandits In Abuja Hotel

The Nigerian Army has explained how it arrested six bandits and kidnappers in Abuja on Saturday.

The Army said it arrested the militia gang leader, Shehu Jatau, and five of his accomplices at a hotel in the central area of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

The Nigerian Army Operations Media Coordinator, Col Aminu Iliyasu, who confirmed the arrest in a statement on Saturday added that the troops also rescued seven kidnapped victims from bandits in the Birnin Gwari area of Kaduna State.

Iliyasu said, “A notorious Tarok militia gang leader, Shehu Jatau and five of his accomplices were also trailed and arrested in a hotel in the Central Area, Abuja. Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspects were very active in the unfortunate Plateau crisis that caused the lives of citizens and destruction of properties worth billions of naira.

He disclosed that with the return of peace in the state, the criminal gang resorted to kidnapping, extortion and unleashing unprecedented carnage on innocent residents.

The army stressed that preliminary investigations have also revealed that the suspects were involved in a recent Plateau State crisis and moved to Abuja where they have been involved in kidnapping, extortion and unleashing unprecedented carnage on residents.

“Furthermore, troops of 2 Battalion, while on a routine patrol between Polewire and Gayam villages in Birnin Gwari LGA of Kaduna State, rescued seven kidnapped victims from a group of bandits.”

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