The Department of State Services (DSS) says it has made
several arrests of elements posing serious threats to national security.
In a statement by its spokesman, Tony Opuiyo, the DSS noted
that following offensive against kidnappers and other criminals, the Service
apprehended the trio of Abubakar Musa, Ismail Musa and Suleiman Mainarara on
29th November, 2016, at Aduwawa in Benin city, Edo State.
It reads: “Prior to their arrest, they were members of a
kidnap gang that terrorised commuters and residents of communities along the
major highways between Edo and Kogi States. Similarly, on 30th November, 2016,
one Ibrahim ADAMU and three of his associates namely; Umar ABUBAKAR, Ibrahim
SALISU and Abdullahi ABUBAKAR, were arrested at Ibilio village in Edo State.
The quartets were part of a larger gang that specialized in the kidnap of
people along the Edo-Kogi corridor.
“On 20th December, 2016, at Katsina-Ala town in Benue State,
another gang of suspected kidnappers comprising one Ernest BENZE, Terkura TYOKISHIR
alias MPOTO, and Anun AONDONA, identified as members of the Terwase Akwaza
kidnap syndicate, were arrested for their complicity in kidnap incidents in the
State. It would be recalled that the Terwase gang is known for its notoriety
and credited with various dastardly and violent acts in the State.
“Furthermore, one Usman Sanusi MUSA aka KEKE, a notorious
kidnap kingpin was intercepted by the Service on 15th December, 2016, at
Sabuwar-Kaura village in Doguwa LGA, Kano State. MUSA is a high-profile criminal
who, in conjunction with other criminal associates of his gang has been
terrorizing residents and communities in Bauchi, Kaduna, Kano and Plateau
States.
“In continuation of the fight against terrorism, on 30th
November, 2016, three suspected Boko Haram fighters namely Samaila MUHAMMAD,
Sanusi MUSA and Hudu MUHAMMAD were arrested at Dirbunde village of Takai LGA in
Kano State. The trio have perfected plans to carry out series of coordinated
attacks with Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in selected States of the
North-West zone in the month of November, 2016 to disrupt festive activities
during the end of year and the new year of 2017.
“In a related development, operatives of this Service
arrested Sani DIGARU, along with one Mohammed ALI, on 25th December, 2016,
about 1315 hours, along Gombe-Dukku road, Gombe. DIGARU was, however, fatally
shot when he attempted to escape from arrest. The arrest was sequel to earlier
intelligence that he was in possession of cash worth two million Naira (N2m)
meant for the coordination of a terrorist operation in Yobe and Bauchi States.
“In the past few weeks, a new criminal gang which
specializes in robbing visiting foreign residents/customers of luxury hotels
has been uncovered, in Abuja, FCT. For instance, on 5th December, 2016, the
gang robbed an expatriate in a high brow hotel in Abuja and carted away his
money and other valuables.“However, acting on actionable intelligence, and with the
support and cooperation of sister agencies and the hotel management, the Service
arrested one Ikechukwu OBADLEGWU and Ikechukwu Joseph EKE. While OBADLEGWU
carried out surveillance on potential targets for the group, EKE is the kingpin
and mastermind of the whole operation. Following this operation, the Service
has successfully recovered almost all the stolen items.
“Also, at Gwaron Dutse, Kano Municipal, Kano State, Auwalu
Abdullahi YAKASAI, a notorious fraudster was apprehended for allegedly
defrauding Jaiz and Unity Banks of N100 Million and N50 Million respectively.
The Service also arrested one Bashir SHUAIBU, on 5th December, 2016 at Tsamiya
village, Gezawa LGA of Kano State for obtaining money from unsuspecting victims
through threat messages. He was arrested while in the process of defrauding
another victim.
“On 28th December, 2016 about 0930 hours, at Ben Kalio
Housing Estate, Damaturu, Moh’d Yusuf DAYA, a 10-year boy was kidnapped. The
kidnappers subsequently demanded for a ransom of five million Naira (N5m)
ransom. However, about 1920 hours same day, the Service rescued Muhd Yusuf
DAYA, at Potiskum town, Potiskum LGA. Meanwhile, the victim’s mother Barakat
DAYA and her friend, Rukaiya DANLADI, have been arrested for culpability in the
incident.”
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