{"id":44866,"date":"2021-06-10T12:58:28","date_gmt":"2021-06-10T11:58:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=44866"},"modified":"2021-06-10T12:58:28","modified_gmt":"2021-06-10T11:58:28","slug":"photos-two-suspected-kidnappers-in-army-uniform-killed-during-gun-battle-with-police-in-kogi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/06\/10\/photos-two-suspected-kidnappers-in-army-uniform-killed-during-gun-battle-with-police-in-kogi\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos: Two suspected kidnappers in army uniform killed during gun battle with police in Kogi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Operatives of the Kogi State Police Command have killed two suspected kidnappers in military uniform during a fierce gun battle.<\/p>\n<p>The two were members of a five-man <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/04\/11\/suspect-narrates-how-fulani-men-recruited-him-into-kidnapping-gang-in-ibadan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">kidnapping gang<\/a> that attacked motorists at the Ajaokuta highway.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">It was gathered that the suspected criminals had blocked the road stopping vehicles until the men of the Anti-Crime Patrol team swooped on them and engaged them in fierce gun battle. Two of them were killed while three others escaped into the bush with gunshot injuries.<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44868\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/06\/kunlenet07\/2021\/06\/10\/kidnap-kogi.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/06\/kunlenet07\/2021\/06\/10\/kidnap-kogi.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/06\/kunlenet07\/2021\/06\/10\/kidnap-kogi-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44869 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/06\/kunlenet07\/2021\/06\/10\/kidnap-kogi1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/06\/kunlenet07\/2021\/06\/10\/kidnap-kogi1.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/06\/kunlenet07\/2021\/06\/10\/kidnap-kogi1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Chief Press Secretary to Kogi State Governor, Onogwu Muhammed, who confirmed the development in a statement issued to newsmen on Wednesday, June 9, said the police team are on the trails of the fleeing suspected kidnappers, combing bush areas around the location of incidence.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Police have in their possession items recovered from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/05\/08\/despite-my-shoot-on-sight-order-criminals-have-not-stopped-president-buhari\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">criminals<\/a>, that include two wooden AK47, 25 assorted GSM handsets, one First Bank ATM card bearing Mohammed Jamiu and undisclosed sum of money,&#8221; he stated.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44870 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/06\/kunlenet07\/2021\/06\/10\/kidnap-kogi2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/06\/kunlenet07\/2021\/06\/10\/kidnap-kogi2.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/06\/kunlenet07\/2021\/06\/10\/kidnap-kogi2-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The CPS said that Governor Yahaya Bello praised the gallantry and swift response of the security team who are ever poised to secure the state from criminal elements.<\/p>\n<p>The Governor urged citizens to go about their normal businesses as the state is battle ready to confront criminal elements and other related shenanigans.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Kogi State has no abode for criminal elements, the state exists only for law abiding persons. Whoever thinks he can engage in crime will be decisively dealt with. Our gallant security forces are on ground to ensure lives and property are secured, and the State will continue to provide the needed leadership.&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Operatives of the Kogi State Police Command have killed two suspected kidnappers in military uniform during a fierce gun battle. The two were members of a five-man kidnapping gang that attacked motorists at the Ajaokuta highway. 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