Police Nab Kidnappers
Police Nab Kidnappers of Channel TV Staff
In line with the IGP’s stated commitment to curb all forms of
crimes and criminality, especially incidences of kidnapping and
other violent crimes in the country, Police Operatives attached to
Operation Puff Adder, acting on intelligence report, on 9th April,
2019 at about 6:30am arrested three (3) notorious persons involved
in the kidnap of Channels Television’s staff, Mr. Friday
Okeregbe.
The suspects: Hanniel Patrick ‘m’ 29years from Akwa Ibom State,
Abdulwahab Isah ‘m’ 28years and Salisu Mohammed ‘M’ 32years both
from Kogi State have made useful statement to the Police.
Meanwhile, investigation reveals that Mr. Friday Okeregbe was
not originally the intended target of the vicious criminals.
However, on that fateful day, 22nd March, 2019, at 07:45PM, he was
kidnapped when the kidnappers saw him parking his vehicle at a
location in Lugbe, Abuja. Investigation further reveals that the
victim was taken to the kidnappers’ den somewhere in Karimo, Abuja
and kept incommunicado afterwards.
The Police have also recovered from the kidnappers a locally
made revolver gun, three (3) live AK47 ammunitions, a battle axe,
phones and masks with which they blindfold their victims. Effort is
being intensified to arrest other members of the gang still at
large.
Meanwhile, the IGP has reassured the general public that the
Police and other security agencies are doing everything humanly
possible to tame the challenges of kidnapping and other heinous
crimes across the Country. He however enjoins them to always avail
the Police with useful information that will help in realizing
these objectives.
DCP FRANK MBA
FORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER
FORCE HEADQUARTERS
ABUJA