Walbe Orgak
The
efforts of the Plateau Police Command in curbing crime is yielding results as
it parades cultists, other suspected criminals in a press briefing at the
Police headquarters in Jos, on Monday 8, july 2024, the Commissioner of Police
Olugbemiga Adesina, said the cultists were arrested while marking their annual
festival celebration on Sunday following a tip off in Jos.
He
said 60 other suspects paraded were for various offences such as child and
human trafficking, robbery, criminal conspiracy and kidnapping.
The
Police Commissioner explained that some of his achievements in the last few
months in the state were arrest of suspects and recovery of Seventy- nine
rounds of ammunition.
Olugbemiga
Adesina said arrest of two suspected friends trying to rob an owner of point of
service (POS) at gun point and members of a cult group responsible for several
serial killings at Gada biu and Rukuba road axis were made.
He
said others arrested and have confessed to the crime are those in unlawful
possession of firearms, Repatriation of girls who were taken to Ghana for
prostitution and will all be charged to court upon completion of investigation.
He
disclosed that “On 03/06/2024 at about 05:30pm, the Plateau State Command
received information at the Daffo Police Outpost revealing that on 02/06/2024
at about 10pm, some hoodlums suspected to be kidnappers invaded the house of
one Franklin Osita, male of Fangha Daffo District.
On
receipt of the report, I ordered the DPO Pankshin Division to immediately
mobilize men and rush to the scene. Consequently, two of the hoodlums were
neutralized due to our superior firepower, while others escaped with various
degrees of bullet wounds. Exhibits recovered from the scene include; one
Locally fabricated revolver gun loaded with Four 7.6mm ammunition, Two
handsets, one Digger and one knife. The Corpses were photographed by our
detectives and deposited at the Jos University Teaching Hospital, (JUTH).
Manhunt for the other culprits in progress”.
“ARREST
OF SUSPECTS FOR ATTEMPTED KIDNAPPING:
On
29/05/2024 at about 11:30am, one Yusuf Musa, male of Angwan Kayarda, Gindiri
District reported at the Gindiri Divisional Headquarters that on 28/05/2024 at
about 11pm while his sons were in the bush with his cows, unknown gunmen
invaded their camp, beat them up mercilessly and snatched their phone, machets
and knife. He also revealed that the suspects also gave his son a phone number
to pass same to him to enable him call and pay them off in order to avoid being
kidnapped.
Upon
receipt of the report, I immediately ordered the phone number to be tracked;
consequently, one Ibrahim Audu was arrested. Upon conducting our interview, he
confessed to the crime and mentioned his co-conspirator as one Manu Adamu, 40
years of Angwan Madaki, Langai district both male. The case is still under
investigation and will be charged to Court upon conclusion of our
investigation”.
“ARREST
OF SUSPECT AND RECOVERY OF 79 ROUNDS OF LIVE AMMUNITION:
On
29/05/2024 while acting upon a tip-off, our men intercepted and arrested one
Sani Umar at NTA park Jos. Exhibits recovered from his possession include
Seventy Nine (79) rounds of 7.62mm ammunition. The Suspect has been prosecuted
and is currently at the Correctional Center, Jos “
ARREST
OF AN ARMED ROBBER:
Based
on a tip off received by one of our trusted informants, our men arrested one
Tongshinen James, Godfrey Sunday and one Douglas Samuel both male while trying
to rob a P.O.S operator at gun point. The suspects confessed to the crime and
further confessed to being members of a cult group responsible for several
serial killings along Gada Biu and Rukuba Road axis. The case will be charged
to Court upon conclusion of investigation.
ARREST
OF SUSPECTS OF CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY, ARMED ROBBERY, CAUSING GREVIOUS HURT AND
CULPABLE HOMICIDE:
On
03/06/2024 at about 12am, one Baksin Abednego, male of Mungkot Village reported
at the Pankshin division that some unidentified gunmen invaded the house of one
Daleng Abednego, male of same address and attacked the occupants. That in the
course of the attack, his younger brother, one Yillgin Danat, male of same
address was shot and killed. The robbers also made away with cash sum of Eight
Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira (N850,000.00) only.
Upon
receipt of the report, I directed the DPO Pankshin Division to immediately
mobilize men and swing into action; consequently, the following suspects were
arrested in connection with the attack; one James Nanfen, Yilgwen Chippal and
Nanla Zale, all male of same address. Upon interrogation, the suspects all
confessed to having conspired together and committed the crime. The case is
still under investigation at the State CID and will be charged to court upon
completion”
”
ARREST OF CHILD TRAFFICKING SUSPECT:
On
the 14/06/2024 at about 3pm, the Plateau State Police Command arrested one
Peace John, female, 20 years old of behind redeemed church Bukuru Low cost in
connection to a case of Human Trafficking. The victims whose rescue became
viral on social media were said to have been rescued from the Republic of Ghana
and repatriated back to Nigeria; they revealed upon interrogation, that it was
the said Peace John who specializes in trafficking persons to Ghana for sexual
Exploitation that lured them to Ghana. The suspect has been arrested,
investigation is ongoing at the State CID and will be charged to court upon
conclusion”
CRIMINAL
CONSPIRACY, UNLWAFUL POSSESSION OF FIREARMS AND ARREST OF SUSPECTS
On
25/06/2024 at about 6am while acting upon credible intelligence, the Anti-Cyber
Crime Unit (ACCU) of the Command conducted a search on the residence of one
James Sunday male, 20 years of Angwan Mission Tudun Wada, Jos North LGA.
Consequently, the following exhibits were recovered; one locally made revolver
rifle, one Axe, one Cutlass, and some Narcotic substances. During the search,
one Jerry Sunday, Samuel Yakubu, both male of same address were also arrested.
Investigation into this case is still in progress.
“ARREST
OF CULT SYNDICATE AND RECOVERY OF EXHIBITS:
Based
on credible intelligence gathered, I ordered the raiding of an apartment
suspected to be a hideout of a cult syndicate. As a result, the Command
Eagle-Eye Patrol Unit (EEPU) arrested the following suspects; one Obinna Eze,
male, 27 years, of Uzuwani Enugu State, an identified ex-Convict, Drug dealer
and the hitman of the Aye Confraternity, Jenifer Charles, female, 25 years, of
Nasarawa State, Milcah Joseph, 27 years of Jos South LGA, all in possession of
substances suspected to be Indian Hemp, other Narcotic substances and Charms.
Based
on information revealed by the suspects, several other hideouts around Farin
Gada were raided, where one Chilebo Moses, male, 19 years of Benue State, said
to be the Second in Command (Chief Priest) of the Aye confraternity was
arrested in company of one Somto Chukwu, 35 years, Chinedu Ede, 50 years, both
male and one Elizabeth Kabiru, 42 years, female who are suspected facilitators
of the cult activities. The case is still under investigation”
“FOILED
KIDNAPPING:
On
28/06/2024 at about 09:32pm, a distressed call was received at the Rantya
Police Station, reporting that a gunshot sound was heard around Harris Gas
Plant, Rantya.
Upon
receipt of the report, I immediately ordered the DPO Rantya to mobilize men and
rush to the scene. On reaching the scene, it was discovered that Three (3)
armed men suspected to be kidnappers ambushed one Jimoh Abdulmajid, male, 35
years of same address, a business man and shot at his vehicle, thereby
destroying two of his tyres and whisked him away into the bush.
Our
team of Policemen immediately engaged the suspected kidnappers in a hot chase.
As a result, the hoodlums abandoned the victim and escaped into the bush. The
victim was however rescued unhurt. I have ordered intensive patrol and
surveillance in the area, with a view to arresting the fleeing suspects” He
added.
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