Police officers across several Nigerian states have arrested numerous groups of armed robbers, cultists and hoodlums who targeted revelers and engaged in gangsterism during Christmas celebrations, SAVANNAH NEWSNOW REPORTS.
According to a statement by Force Public Relations Officer ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, Lagos State Command police operatives received a distress call on December 25, 2024, at about 1am, reporting a group of hoodlums armed with dangerous weapons operating around the Safejo area of Amukoko, Lagos State.
“The swift response by the police operatives to the scene led to the arrest of 3 of the suspected hoodlums identified as Emmanuel Okoli ‘m’, 20 years, Ogunde Tejiri ‘m’, 20 years, and Emmanuel Orji ‘m’, 18 years, and also the recovery of the weapons they had (allegedly) used in carrying out robbery attacks on innocent funseekers in the area. The police have emplaced intensified searches to apprehend the fleeing members of the gang.”
According to the police spokesman, police operatives from the Saminaka Division of the Kaduna State Command arrested a 25-year-old man, Sule Muhammad, on December 25, 2024, at around 8 pm, for his involvement in multiple kidnapping incidents in the Saminaka area. A fabricated AK-47 rifle was recovered from the suspect during further investigation. The suspect confessed to being a member of a notorious kidnapping gang that had been evading arrest since August 16, 2024.
“Following cooperation received from Muhammad, efforts are in top gear to apprehend other members of his gang and recover more arms and ammunition in their identified camp. Commendable efforts of the Nigeria Police Operatives have also been witnessed in states including Delta, Ogun Katsina, Benue, FCT and Imo, leading to the arrests of several suspects in various locations during the Christmas celebration period, ” the statement said.
