Christmas: Dangerous weapons recovered as Police foil robbery, kidnapping plots

• The Nigeria Police Force has announced the apprehension of 23 violent suspects on Christmas day
• The suspects’ alleged crimes include kidnapping, armed robbery and hooliganism
• The paramilitary acted on a tip from residents of the area where the sweeping operation was carried out

Police urge the public to always be vigilant of the situation in their surrounding. Image: X/PoliceNGSource: TwitterPolice arrest hoodlums on Christmas day”The swift response by the police operatives to the scene led to the arrest of 3 of the suspected hoodlums identified as Emmanuel Okoli m, 20 years, Ogunde Tejiri m, 20 years, and Emmanuel Orji m, 18 years, and also the recovery of the weapons they had used in carrying out robbery attacks on innocent funseekers in the area. The police have emplaced intensified searches to apprehend the fleeing members of the gang.”Police nab notorious kidnapper in Kaduna”Further investigation led to the recovery of a fabricated AK-47 rifle from the suspect. The suspect confessed to being a member of a notorious kidnapping gang who had been evading arrest since the arrest of other gang members on August 16, 2024, until his recent arrest on 25th December 2024.”Police PRO reacts to video of Davido throwing fireworks

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