Security operatives have arrested a group of alleged crime perpetrators who specialized in kidnapping and armed robbery ventures within the Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State.
The Executive Chairman of the Local Government, Prince Ishaq Shaibu Okolo, who confirmed the operation by the security operatives, noted that weapons including guns, ammunition and charms were confiscated.
He disclosed that the apprehended criminals were in the custody of the security agency for further interrogation.
He said the process was expected to yield more positive results.
Okolo said the arrest underscored the formidable security architecture in the state.
He said one of the kidnappers who came to town was seen buying large quantity of bread for the gang and their captives and was intelligently trailed to their den where the arrest was made.
The Chief Press Secretary to the State Governor, Muhammed Onogwu, noted that the state’s security architecture had continued to stand the test of time and had recorded successes against several intricacies by criminal elements.
He said the results they were recording were largely owed to the morale booster and support the Governor had continued to give as well as the cooperation from the citizens and synergy among the security operatives.
Onogwu noted that the continued efforts of the Kogi State Government to keep the momentum as the safest state in the country was so far yielding good results, noting that the Governor had severally made commitments to securing the life and property of the citizens and make the state a no-go zone for criminal elements.
The governor’s media aide said that Kogi State, under the leadership of Governor Yahaya Bello, had ensured the autonomy of the Local Government System hence each Local Area was in control and respectively responsible for the security and safety of their area.
He reiterated that Government at all levels would continue to make efforts towards sustaining the drive for a peaceful Kogi state by making every nook and cranny of the state unsafe for criminal elements and their sponsors.
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