Five members of a notorious kidnap gang have been arrested by professional hunters in Okehi Local Government Area of Kogi State, Njenje Media News reports.
The suspects were apprehended in an early morning operation at Atami, a suburb of Osara community on Tuesday.
According to King Habib, Senior Assistant to Okehi LG Chairman, Hon Abdulraheem Ohiare Ozovehe on Media & Publicity, who confirmed the arrest in a statement, said the gang has been terrorizing Kogi State’s Okene-Lokoja and Okene-Auchi roads.
According to the statement, the suspects are currently being held by security forces while an investigation to retrieve their sophisticated weapons is underway.
The suspects are: Tukur Saleh, Ahmadu Sanni, Yusuf Sanni, all from Bauchi; Abubakar Saleh (Baba Wuro) and Isah Saleh, both from Kano State.
“We shall leave no stone unturned in a bid to rid Okehi LGA and our environs of all forms of criminality,” Hon Ohiare said.
