The operatives of the Special Tactical Unit of the Nigeria Police, Imo state Command, has stormed Kidnappers’ hideout in Avu-Ihiagw forest.
The Commissioner of Police in the state, CP. Aboki Danjuma, led the operation in synergy with some local hunters stormed the forest and in the process, arrested five suspects while acting on intelligence.
The suspected kidnappers are; Muazu Awuta, 30 ‘m’ yrs, Abdullahi Abubakar, ‘m’ 32yrs, Ozeru Sabo ‘m’ 25yrs, Saddam Suleiman, ‘m’ 27yrs, Bashir Yahaya, ‘m’, 28yrs all of Jau LGA of Jigawa State, according to the Command’s image maker, ASP Henry Okoye in a statement in Owerri on Wednesday.
He said the suspects were currently undergoing investigation ,adding they had provided useful information to the Police that would lead to the arrest of other syndicates at large.
“On combing the forest, two decomposing unidentified corpses, suspected to be kidnapped victims and other items like telephones, wristwatches, shoes, and slippers were recovered.
“The command intends to carry out further DNA confirmatory tests to ascertain the identity of the deceased.
“Five operational motorcycles of the suspected kidnappers were also recovered.
“Intense operation is still ongoing in the forest and other identified black spots with the aim of stamping out all forms of crime and criminality in the State,” he said.
