{"id":33144,"date":"2024-05-21T08:00:24","date_gmt":"2024-05-21T08:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/troops-nab-six-suspected-kidnappers-reject-n2m-bribe-in-taraba\/"},"modified":"2024-05-21T08:00:24","modified_gmt":"2024-05-21T08:00:24","slug":"troops-nab-six-suspected-kidnappers-reject-n2m-bribe-in-taraba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/troops-nab-six-suspected-kidnappers-reject-n2m-bribe-in-taraba\/","title":{"rendered":"Troops nab six suspected kidnappers, reject N2m bribe in Taraba"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Six suspected kidnappers have been captured in Taraba State by troops of 6 Brigade, Nigerian Army.<\/p>\n

The suspects, according to the Acting Assistant Director 6 Brigade Army Public Relations, Lieutenant Oni Olubodunde, were nabbed in separate operations carried out within the state.<\/p>\n

He said, acting on a tip-off, troops from the 93 Battalion Sub-Sector 3B OPWS, stationed at Forward Operating Base Wukari, carried out a well-planned raid in Chinkai village of Wukari Local Government Council.<\/p>\n

The raid, he said, led to the apprehension of two individuals identified as Usman Gide Ali, aged 25, and Abdulrahaman Amadu, aged 28.<\/p>\n

He added that the suspects have been on the wanted list of security agencies for their involvement in multiple kidnappings in Wukari and its surroundings.<\/p>\n

Upon their arrest, the suspects were said to have attempted to bribe the troops with 2 million Naira for their release.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe suspects were also overheard stating that if money failed to secure their freedom, their associates would resort to armed means to rescue them from custody,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

In another operation in Ibi Local Government Area, troops stationed at Sarikin Kudu apprehended four more suspected kidnappers.<\/p>\n

The suspects who were identified as Jafaru Banyi, aged 28, Mohammad Ardo, aged 25, Amadu Lawal Shatta, aged 20 and Biyu Ardu, aged 25, have been linked to numerous high-profile abductions in the region.<\/p>\n

Troops nab six suspected kidnappers, reject N2m bribe in Taraba<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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