Four suspects have been arrested by the police over plans to kidnap a forty-year-old man, Jao Wakili, of Lainde Chitta, Toungo local government Area of Adamawa State.
The state police spokesperson, SP Suleiman Yahaya, who disclosed this in a statement said the command received a tipoff of the plans to abduct Wakili from a good Samaritan.
The command upon receiving the information designed a security ring around the target, engaged, and luckily arrested the suspected kidnappers identified as Iliya Isa, 24, Bello Umar, 25, Nuhu Umar, 20, and Usman Yahya, 33, all residents of Lainde Chitta village, Toungo Local government area.
Yahaya said investigation so far reveals that one of the suspects Usman Yahya is a hunter and he supplied the two single barrels of guns to be used in facilitating the crime.
The Commissioner of police, Afolabi Babatola, while commending the giant stride of DPO Toungo and hunters for gallantry performance and professional conduct displayed leading to their arrest, also directed them to sustain the tempo as a strategy for Crime prevention.
CP Babatola calls on the populace to always inform the police of the whereabouts of Criminals and their hideouts especially those of questionable character. The police Boss equally assured the Government and good people of Adamawa state, of the sustained effort of the police in protecting lives and property of the citizens.