The police in Kaduna State have announced the arrest of no fewer than 19 suspects believed to be behind the lingering crisis and killings of innocent people in the Southern part of the state.
Speaking to news men on Thursday, the Force Public Relations Officer, Jimoh O. Moshood said that the arrests were made in Kafanchan and its environs, adding that those who were arrested were found to be inciting public disturbance, disturbing public peace, causing mischief by fire, culpable homicide, theft and unlawful possession of prohibited fire arms.
Names of those who were arrested are as follows:
Nelson Paul ‘M’ 36years native of Kaninkon Jamma’a LGA Kaduna state
Bulus Jatau ‘M’ age 32yrs from Jamma’a LGA of Kaduna state.
Magaji Shaibu ‘M’ age 30years from chinkun LGA of Kaduna state
Danlami Yakubu ‘M’ age 28years from chinkun LGA of kaduna state
Idris bello ‘M’ chinkun LGA of kaduna state
Danjuma Barde ‘M’ 39 age from chikun LGA of kaduna state
Danjuma barde chikun ‘M’ age 39years from LGA of kaduna state
Goma Adamu ‘M’ age 28years from chukwum LGA of Kaduna state
Samuel Joshua ‘M’ age 29years from chinkun LGA of kaduna state
Abudulkareem Abdul ‘M’ age 20years from Rigasa LGA of kaduna state
Haruna Iliyasu ‘M’ age 20years Kiru LGA of kaduna state
Hassan Idris ‘M’ age 25years from Tsafe of kaduna state
Adamu Haruna ‘M’ 28years from chikwun of kaduna stste
Adamu Umar ‘M’ age 27years chikwun LGA of kaduna state
Sulieman Saleh ‘M’ age 30 from chinkun LGA of kaduna state
Abubakar Mohammadu ‘M’ age 20years from chikwun LGA of kaduna state.
Muhammadu Jori ‘M’ age 33years from Igabi LGA of kaduna state
Part of the text of Jimoh Moshood news briefing goes thus:
It is with great pleasure that I welcome you all to today’s event. Concerned by the recent unfortunate sectarian crisis in Kafanchan and neighboring communities in Kaduna state where so many innocent lives were lost and properties worth millions of naira destroyed, as a result of this and the need to put a final stop to the crisis the Inspector General of Police, IGP Ibrahim K. Idris NPM, mni, constituted a Joint Tactical Operation Squad (Operation Harmony), comprising the Police Mobile Force, Counter Terrorism Unit, Special Anti-Robbery Squad, Intelligence Response Team, SIB, EOD, the IGP Monitoring Unit, Police K9 (Sniffer Dog Section), Police Air wing and Police Medical Team with Headquarters in Kafanchan.
- The operation recorded remarkable achievements in tackling the crisis and preventing further disturbance of public peace across southern Kaduna. Seventeen (17) suspects listed below who were arrested in the act and catches of fire arms and ammunition were recovered from them
- SUSPECTS:
EXHIBITS:
Total number of twenty nine (29) assorted firearms and ammunition were recovered from their possession.
All the suspects will be charged to court on completion of investigation for inciting public disturbance, disturbance of public peace, causing mischief by fire, culpable homicide, theft and unlawful possession of prohibited fire arms
In conclusion, the Inspector General of Police wishes to assure the good people and communities of Southern Kaduna of adequate security and protection of their lives and properties and hereby enjoin them to be law abiding and give peace a chance to prevail and cooperate with the Police personnel deployed in their localities.
Thank you all for your attention and God bless.
CSP JIMOH MOSHOOD. [myad]
