A 79-year-old man simply identified as ,Riba (aka Baba Wakili) has
been arrested for allegedly leading an armed robbery/kidnapping gang
that has been terrorising the Abuja-Kaduna-Kano Expressway.
Baba Wakili and others currently in police custody were accused of
selling AK47 Rifles and Military uniforms to armed robbers and
kidnappers.
The police alleged that Baba Wakili had supplied five AK47 Rifles to
the Kidnappers and was collecting Percentage from ransom collected from
their victims.
The suspects were paraded before the Press by the Force Public
Relations Officer (FPRO) CSP Jimoh Moshood at Jere town, Kaduna State.
The suspects were arrested by the Inspector-General of Police
Intelligence Response Team ( IRT ) and have confessed to many
Kidnappings and robberies along Abuja-Kaduna-Kano Expressways.
Moshood said eight AK47 rifles and several locally made guns, ammunition and military uniforms were recovered from the suspects.
He said the suspects will soon be charged to court.