Police Arrest Female Armour Keeper of Kidnap Gang

…Recover arms and ammunition

 BY VICTOR BUORO, ABUJA – The Nigeria Police Force Headquarters, Abuja has said that its Special Tactical Squad (STS), has arrested  a 28 year old female armour keeper, Fatima Garba alongside her gang of kidnappers and armed robbers.

The gang is known to be notorious for attacking innocent Nigerians around Sokoto, Kebbi, Kaduna and Niger States. The Police said that as an armourer, Fatima was responsible for ensuring the safety of the weapons used by the gang whenever they are not in use.

A statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Frank Mba said that Fatima, who confessed of being the gang’s armourer for over a year, claimed to receive a handsome reward each time the weapons were returned to her after each operation.

Mba said that Fatima acknowledged knowing that the arms which she usually kept in a neatly dug hole in her compound were used for robberies, kidnapping and other criminal purposes.

The Force headquarters said that investigations showed that Fatima, who is a trader and single mother of two was recruited by her boyfriend Abubakar Usman.

According to Mba; “Other members of the gang include; Samaila Usman ‘m’ aged 28, Mohammed Ibrahim ‘m’ aged 30, Mohammed Agali ‘m’ aged 22, Dahiru Bello ‘m’ aged 33, Shamsu Mohammed ‘m’ aged 30, Mohammed Usman ‘m’ aged 37, Umar Abdullahi ‘m’ 33, Buhari Abubakar ‘m’ aged 33 and Abubakar Garba ‘m’ aged 37.”

The police said that since the gang began operations, it is estimated to have made over N12million from their various criminal escapades.

Items recovered from the gang include; 5 AK47 rifles, one G3 rifle, one Berretta pistol, 1476 rounds of ammunition, 36 rounds of G3 ammunition, six AK47 magazines, one operational vehicle, eight mobile phones and a box containing operational tools

DCP Mba said that all the suspects will be charged to court at the conclusion of investigations.

Meanwhile, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, has assured Nigerians of the continued commitment of the Force to the protection of lives and property as well as rid the country of crime and criminality especially during this lockdown period.