{"id":10555,"date":"2025-06-21T09:26:15","date_gmt":"2025-06-21T09:26:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psmnigeria.org\/?p=10555"},"modified":"2025-06-21T09:47:03","modified_gmt":"2025-06-21T09:47:03","slug":"police-rescue-kidnapped-child-arrest-suspects-in-multiple-raids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psmnigeria.org\/?p=10555","title":{"rendered":"Police rescue kidnapped child, arrest suspects in multiple raids"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.punchng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/21070338\/Police-rescue-kidnapped-child-arrest-suspects-in-multiple-raids.png\" alt=\"Police rescue kidnapped child, arrest suspects in multiple raids\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Nigeria Police Force has announced the rescue of a kidnapped four-year-old girl, the arrest of a fake kidnapping gang, and the recovery of counterfeit currency from suspected fraudsters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to a statement released on Saturday on X by the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the developments were part of ongoing efforts to bolster internal security and dismantle criminal networks through intelligence-led policing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIn Katsina State, operatives of the Command acting on a complaint received on February 20, 2025, from one Alhaji Badamasi Bala of Madaci Yan Nono Quarters have cracked a disturbing case of kidnapping involving a 14-year-old girl and her 4-year-old sister.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFour months later, the older sister resurfaced and, upon further investigations, she confessed to staging the kidnapping and conspiring with three accomplices, aged 25, 19, and 16, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAll suspects have been arrested, and the 4-year-old sister have been rescued unhurt,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Nasarawa State, police operatives intercepted an unregistered motorcycle along the Giza\u2013Kadarko Road in Keana Local Government Area, following a tip-off about a suspected arms trafficker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The suspect fled into a nearby bush upon sighting officers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A search of the abandoned vehicle yielded an AK-47 rifle, two magazines, and forty-five rounds of 7.62x39mm ammunition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Efforts to apprehend the fleeing suspect are ongoing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSimilarly, on June 13, 2025, a joint team comprising operatives of the Nigeria Police Force and other security agencies acting on credible intelligence, conducted a coordinated raid at Kankare and Zurkuda villages in Birnin Kudu LGA, Jigawa State.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe operation led to the arrest of seven suspected fraudsters involved in a network of financial crimes. \u201cExhibits recovered from them include 46,100 counterfeit United States Dollars (USD), four (4) POS machines, thirteen (13) Android smartphones, twenty-nine (29) keypad phones, six (6) power banks, two (2) vehicle plate numbers, and various documents suspected to be linked to electronic fraud. 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