Ayuba Sanusi
OPERATIVES of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command, in synergy with the special forces of Guards Brigade and Department of State Services (DSS) hunters raided suspected bandits camps at Gidan Dogo and Kweti Forest, Kaduna State,
The raid, a part of a continued effort against criminality, was carried out on 7 June 2024, at about 10:00 am. Acting on credible intelligence, the team stormed some identified kidnappers’ camps at Gidan Dogo and Kweti Forest, Kaduna State, bordering FCT, trailed and arrested four suspects including Yahaya Abubakar, 25, ‘m’ of Mpape, Mohammed Mohamed, 32, ‘m’ of Zuba (an ex-convict), Umar Aliyu, 20, and Nura Abdullahi, 32, also an ex-convict at Kubwa and Zuba hills respectively. 
The suspects reportedly confessed to being members of a notorious bandit syndicate with the name ‘Mai One Million’, responsible for a series of kidnappings and other heinous crimes in the FCT and its environs.
The coordinated operation, occasioned a shootout between the bandits and the security operatives, forcing them to scamper to safety and while some kidnapped victims were rescued. The illegally erected structures by the kidnappers in all the patrolled camps were all decimated.
While the rescued victims have since been reunited with their families and loved ones, the Commissioner of Police, FCT Command, CP Benneth C. Igweh, lauded the effort of the security operatives in the fight against criminality in the nation’s capital.
He further reiterates the Command’s unflinching commitment to ensuring the security and safety of the residents of FCT. He also urged residents to be vigilant and take advantage of the police emergency lines in reporting suspicious activities through 08032003913, 08028940883, 08061581938, and 07057337653 PCB: 09022222352, CRU: 08107314192.
Eighteen-Eleven Media