Police arrest seven for kidnapping, cattle rustling in Gombe

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Operatives of the Gombe State Police Command have apprehended seven suspects for alleged kidnapping and cattle rustling in the state.

This is contained in a statement by the spokesman of the command, DSP Buhari Abdullahi, on Friday in Gombe.

Abdullahi said operatives of the command on November 23, 2025, detained a 40-year-old suspect (name withheld), who is a member of an interstate kidnapping syndicate.

He said the operatives acted on intelligence indicating that the suspects was harbouring criminals, engaged in kidnapping and cattle rustling.

Abdullahi said preliminary investigation showed that the suspects has accomplices in Gombe, Bauchi, Yobe and Adamawa.

“Acting on intelligence, police operatives attached to Operation Hattara in collaboration with the Gombe State Professional Hunters Association, stormed identified criminal hideouts.

“Engaging the suspects in a gun duel and successfully arresting six additional members of the gang,” he said.

Abdullahi said the operatives neutralised two suspected members of the gang, while one General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG) and eight rounds of live ammunition recovered.

He said the corpses of the neutralised kidnappers had been deposited at the mortuary, Specialist Hospital Gombe

The spokesman said preliminary investigation also showed that the suspects participated in several kidnappings and collected about N160 million ransom.

According to Abdullahi, the suspects will be charged to court on completion of investigation.

While urging the residents to cooperate with the police, Abdullahi reitrated commitment to protect lives and property.

(NAN)

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