Police nab five suspected kidnappers in Adamawa

Five Cameroonians have reportedly been detained by the Adamawa State Police Command on suspicion of taking part in the attempt to abduct Emmanuel Ebel, a resident of Jambutu, Yola-North LGA.

SP Suleiman Nguroje, the command's spokesman, revealed this in a statement on Saturday in Yola.

He claimed that after receiving trustworthy information from a friendly neighbor that resulted in the arrest of all illegal aliens, the crime was stopped.

“The command Operatives attached to State Intelligence Bureau in sustained effort foiled an organised crime to kidnap one Emmanuel Ebel a resident of Jambutu, Yola North Local Government Area.

“The command upon receiving the information designed a security ring around the target and luckily engaged the suspected kidnappers,” he stated.

Chubrandom Safinga, 30, Ibrahim Tala, 32, Ngosso Ndjombe, 28, Mmai Rostand, 32, and Nossu Ngambewo Ricky, 27, were among the suspects mentioned by Nguroje.

“The Commissioner of Police, CP Sikiru Akande, while commending OC SIB and his men for gallantry performance and professional conduct displayed leading to their arrest, also directs them to sustain the tempo as a strategy for crime prevention,” he said.

According to Nguroje, the police commissioner asked locals to always report the whereabouts of criminals and their associates to the authorities.

He also gave the administration and the good people of Adamawa State assurances about the police's ongoing efforts to safeguard citizens' lives and property.

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