The Department for State Service (DSS) in Sokoto has arrested seven suspected kidnappers terrorising residents of Goronyo- Isah in Sabon Birni local government area of the state.
The DSS also appealed to criminals to key into the state government’s amnesty programme by surrendering their arms to the authorities.
“There are incentives and other necessary support for them to be readmitted into the society,” the agency said.
According to the DSS, the suspects specialised in kidnapping, armed robbery and cattle rustling, using Dane guns and other dangerous weapons.
“The syndicate is led by one Abdullahi Mohammed a.k.a Hanaswa of Zangon Arab in Sabon Birni local government,” it added.
Other suspects arrested by the DSS are – Shabi Dan-Musa, Abdullahi Boka, Isah Aliyu, Sule, Tukur and Ibrahim Maye.
The agency also arrested three suspected cable, solar panel and water equipment vandals.
They were caught with cables and copper wires worth N8 million.
Parading the suspects separately on Friday at the state command of the service, the state Director of DSS, Alhaji Tijjani Kafa, said the arrests were made in joint operations with the military between April 15 and April 19 following the abduction of one Nasiru Aliyu Maigoro.
“The suspects with the support of Maigoro’s relation kidnapped the victim and demanded for N10 million but finally arrived at an agreed sum of N1 million ransom which was paid to the kidnappers to share among themselves,” the DSS director said.
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