Five persons alleged to have been blocking a section of Numan-Jalingo road in Adamawa State, to rob and kidnap people, have been arrested by the police.
The Adamawa State Police Command in a statement on Tuesday , signed by its Public Relations Officer, Suleiman Nguroje, said its operatives, worked with hunters to nab the suspects.
The statement said: “The arrest was as a result of a timely response to distress calls made to police that the road linking Numan and Jalingo of Adamawa and Taraba state respectively, was blocked by armed robbers.
“The suspects were on 9/05/2024, at about 11:30 pm armed themselves with offensive weapons, blocked Numan-Jalingo Road, robbed commuters of their belongings, and kidnapped three from the passengers into the thick forest.
“The command’s response team aggressively gave a hot chase to the kidnappers, leading to their arrest, recovery of offensive weapons, and successful rescue of the kidnapped victims.”
According to the police, the names of the suspects are Adamu Usman, 25 years old; Sule Abba, 20 years old; Abdullahi Muhammed, 20 years old; Aliyu Abubakar, 26 years old; and Isah Musa, 25 years old.
