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PRESS RELEASE: PLATEAU STATE POLICE COMMAND


PLATEAU STATE POLICE COMMAND PRESS RELEASE 

 *Police operatives arrested a suspected kidnapper, recovered  one AK 47 riffle,  29 rounds of live ammunition  and rescue of two kidnapped victims.* 

Gentle men of the pen  profession, as part of our core mandate to protect lives and properties,  the Plateau State Police Command has recorded some milestones  of achievements under the leadership of CP Edward Egbuka. 

1. On 16/5/2020 at about 0030hrs, the Command received a distress call  at road 6 University  Senior staff quarters  Jos where some hoodlums entered the house of one Dr. Nandi Drenkat 'm' a lecturer with the University of Jos where he was shot and his six years old daughter was kidnapped. 

Immediately  the Command received  the information, on the same date at about 0530 hours, a combined team of conventional  police men, mobile men, operatives from anti kidnapping unit, vigilante group  and hunters were deployed to the hilly  areas  where the kidnapped victim was suspected to have been kept, scene was thoroughly cumbed and in the process,  the kidnappers were sighted on the hill and there was a gun duel between the operatives and the kidnappers. In the process one of the kidnappers name Ali Mohammed 'm'  of Narabi was shot on his right leg and was  arrested with one AK 47 rifle with breach Number  1984/AP 0240, 29 rounds of live ammunition was also recovered from him. A kidnapped victim name Chiboze Joseph 'm' was rescued unhurt while other bandits fled with blood injuries. 
On interrogation,  the suspect confessed to the crime.  Case under investigation and will be charged to court as soon as possible. 

2. Furtherance to the incident above,  the teams of operatives were relentless and at about 1600 hours they extended their search for the last kidnapped victim to Babale mountain, Jos north LGA and on sighting the combined  teams,the hoodlums opened fire on them, the teams overpowered the hoodlums  which led to the rescue of the kidnapped victim Joanna Drenkat 'f'six years old unhurt. 
Manhunt for the fleeing suspect  continues. 
The Commissioner of Police is soliciting for useful  information  from members  of the public to aid in the arrest  of the fleeing suspects.

3.Meanwhile, residents of the state have been called upon to promptly call the Command’s emergency hotlines for vital information and complaints via: 
07059473022
08038907662 
09053872296
They are also enjoined to report any suspected case(s) of Covid-19 infection to Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) by calling the state emergency numbers via:
07025335638 
07025223672 .

UBAH GABRIEL OGABA,
POLICE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER
PLATEAU STATE COMMAND
JOS

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