Crime: Police uncover new trends of kidnapping in Plateau

The Plateau state Police Command, Thursday said it has uncovered new trend of kidnapping in homes within communities in the state.

Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Tyopev Terna, said in a press release that the command wish to inform members of the public of; “the new trend of crime in Plateau state where criminals go into unsuspecting homes to kidnap.”

“It has been established that the kidnappers are not far from the communities and already we have gotten the profile of some of them through our intelligence network. Sooner than later, they will meet their waterloo,” he said.

DSP Terna, said the state Commissioner of Police, wish to plead with the families of those affected to share their information with the police no matter the threat from the kidnappers with the assurance that such information will be treated with utmost confidentiality.

He assured the public that everything is being done to track these criminals.

Meanwhile, Police has said that in its drive to rid Plateau state off crime, it has arrested a notorious criminal, one Daniel Useini ‘m’ of Rukuba Road Jos who has been on the wanted list of the Police for Criminal Conspiracy and Armed Robbery cases.

According to DSP Terna, the suspect was arrested on  Tuesday with one  locally made revolver pistol with ten rounds of live ammunition and fifteen rounds of rubber ammunition. Investigation in this case is ongoing and members of the public shall be briefed at the appropriate time.

“The Command is also calling on members of the public to be security conscious and report any suspicious movement around them to the Police.

Members of the public are advised to volunteer information to the police to serve them better,” it said.

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