The Nassarawa state Police command in collaboration with the
Army from 177 Guards Brigade had set up a special squad to grab down on
criminals suspected to be responsible in increase in the cases like kidnapping,
armed robbery and other violent crimes in the western part of the state in
Nigeria. Speaking with the newsmen in some of the toured areas attacked by the Hooligans;
the state commissioner of police ABUBABAKAR
SADIK BELLO explained that the
Karkar man is also collaborating with vigilante groups and community leaders to
achieve the desired result.
According to the news correspondent from Nassarawa State
command which said that the western part of Nassarawa state comprises Carold,
Keffi. Toto, Kokona and Nassarawa local government council, according to the
state police commissioner, the collaboration between the police and other
security agencies to check the excesses of the criminals in those areas became
imperative, following numerous complaint from the residence including recent
kidnap of a wife of serving commissioner in the state and killing of a popular
traditional Hero called DR. ENOKUWA The
commissioner of police explained that the criminals who used the mountains in
the areas as a hideout had been discovered to have links with armed Bandits
causing havocs in ZAMFARA and KASTINA STATE.
Still according to the commissioner ABUBABAKAR SADIK BELLO in an interview who said that he had been
receiving several reports about the rising lawlessness in the state which stated
that there are some criminals who involved in the cattle wrestling and kidnapping,
which the commissioner said that these same criminals can only come to
Nassarawa areas to perpetrate their wicked vices and he
said that some this criminals had direct links with armed bandit that supply
them with ammunition to execute the operation.
ABUBABAKAR SADIK BELLO noted that due to the mountainous nature of
the western part of the state, the command had requested for Helicopter for effective
air surveillance patrol. The commissioner explained that the particular
mountain stretched to extreme end of the command area which he said is the same
group of Bandits that operate on that hills as well as committing the same type
of offense like armed robbery, kidnapping, and murder of innocent citizens. The
Nassarawa state Police Board also appealed for additional operational vehicles
and other logistics for optimum performance.
NEWS REPORTER: ONYIA EMEKA HARFORD
CONTACT: +2348186388641
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