Police parade 12 suspects for kidnapping, banditry, robbery, others in Plateau

<p>The Plateau State Police Command on Wednesday paraded twelve suspects for crimes ranging from cultism, culpable homicide, kidnapping, armed robbery, and banditry, among others.</p>, <p>Parading the suspects at the Command’s headquarters in the State Capital, the CP, Bartholomew Onyeka urged residents to always avail valuable information to security agencies to aid them in arresting criminals.</p>, <p>He said, “On the 6th of July 2023 at about 11:47 hours, the Laranto Divisional Crime Branch (DCB) while acting upon intelligence, raided the residence of one Ugoh Snu of Angwan Jarawa who is suspected to be the gang leader of the Black Axe cult group, a syndicate terrorising Jos North and its environs.</p>, <p>“The said suspect escaped through the roof of the house to an unknown destination.</p>, <p>“However, the following firearms were recovered from the house; six locally made pistols, ten 7.62mm live ammunition, twenty-one cartridges, thirteen 9mm short/two 9mm long, three mobile phones, five handbags, two pairs of shoes, three different banks ATM cards and other accessories”, he explained.</p>, <p>On foiling of kidnapping, Onyeka said, “On 11th July 2023, at about 03:39 hours, one John Thomas of PW Jos, Stephen Paulinus a Lance Corporal of the Nigerian Army attached to 130 Battalion Baga, Borno State, and Achem Akowe of Aradagun Badagry, Lagos State were robbed of their belongings and later kidnapped at Villa junction between NMDC and cemetery opposite sector 1 Headquarters, Jos by robbers armed with Locally made pistols and other dangerous weapons while in an ox-blood coloured Mazda Motor vehicle, driven from Lagos to Jos.</p>, <p>“The kidnappers while driving towards Mista Ali, sighted a Police Stop-and-Search checking point mounted by the Jengre Division Patrol Team; they therefore made a U-Turn and drove toward Gurum road.</p>, <p>“The Policemen and vigilante members swung into action and chased the suspicious vehicle. On sensing danger, the culprits abandoned the vehicle and escaped into the bushes.</p>,