The Department of State Services
(DSS) on Monday said joint operations with sister agencies targeted at
kidnappers, terrorists and other high profile criminals across the country,
have yielded results.
This is contained in a statement
by its spokesman, Tony Opuiyo, It said the hunt for the
notorious Benue kidnap kingpin, Terwase AKWAZA (aka Ghana), led to the arrest
of some of his close associates.
The statement reads in full…
“On 9th June, 2017, the trio of
Dondo ORSAA, Terhile MBALOHA and Teryima IHIAMBE (aka Clark) were apprehended
at various locations within Katsina-Ala LGA, Benue State for their sustenance
of kidnap operations across Benue and Taraba States.
During the operation, one (1)
AK-47 rifle, a 9mm Pistol, Ammunition and complete set of Army uniform were
recovered from ORSAA. Relatedly, on 10th April, 2017, one Terna SAPKO, an
informant to the AKWAZA syndicate was arrested around the Army Barracks in
Takum, Taraba State.
In Edo State, the Service on 9th
June, 2017 at Aviele, Etsako West LGA, arrested fifteen (15) kidnap suspects
led by Lance Corporal Samaila MADU, a dismissed soldier. Another member of the
gang, Ibrahim TOPA sustained gunshot injury in his left leg while he was trying
to escape.
Similarly, in Ebonyi State, one
Chinonso ONWE (a.k.a Abino Flash) was arrested at Izhia Community, Ohaukwu LGA
on 1st June, 2017, by the Service in collaboration with the Community’s
Security Council for armed robbery and kidnapping.
He was identified to be a member
of the Black Axe confraternity. During his arrest, two (2) locally made pistols
and a pair of Nigerian Army fatigue were among items recovered from him.
Prior to these arrests, the
Service, in collaboration with the Military, on 11th May, 2017, at the Kano
State stretch of the Falgore Forest, arrested five (5) suspected
Kidnappers/Cattle rustlers namely– Sani HASSAN (aka Ashana); Suleiman ABDULLAHI
(aka Dogo Sule); Bashiru ABDULLAHI (aka Lamo); Amadu ABDULLAHI (aka Mallam);
and Auwalu SANDA (aka Maitaru).
Also, on 17th May, 2017, along
the Port Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC) road, Rivers State, the Service
arrested one Alesa ABDULKARIM, for his alleged involvement in the kidnap of one
Mayowa AKINKUADE.
Similarly, on 19th May, 2017, at
Achala Autonomous Community, Obowo LGA, Imo State, the Service arrested one
Chinyere ONYEANULUM for his connection with the kidnap of one Jennifer
Chizitere ANURUO.
Concerned with the plethora of
kidnappings on the Abuja-Kaduna Expressway, the Service, on 28th May, 2017,
arrested Aminu ALIYU in Sokoto State for the kidnap of Ifeanyi AMOS (a Nigerian
Army Captain) on 27th May, 2017 along the Jaji-Kaduna Highway.
On 7th June, 2017, the Service
also arrested Yusuf ALIYU at Ungwar Danmani, Rigasa, Kaduna-North LGA, for his
suspected membership of the syndicate terrorizing users of the Abuja-Kaduna
Road.
Again, on 9th June, 2017, at
Dankande village, Rigachiku, Igabi LGA, Kaduna State, the Service confronted a
notorious kidnap gang. Though Isah BAKI, leader of the gang escaped with
gunshot wounds, three (3) of his members namely: Hassan ABDULLAHI (22 years),
Abubakar ABDULLAHI (27 years) and Suleiman ABDULLAHI (30 years) were arrested.
On the same 9th June, 2017, along
the Nnamdi Azikiwe Express Road in Kaduna, the Service engaged another
dangerous kidnap group and arrested two (2) of its members: Yusuf SANI and
Yusuf ADAMU. Two (2) AK-47 rifles and nine (9) live ammunitions were recovered
from the suspects who are currently being interrogated.
Committed to the effort aimed at
achieving a terror free country, the Service sustained its counter terrorism/insurgency
operations. To this effect, it continued the degrading of the capabilities of
these terrorist elements.
Consequently, the Service in a
joint operation with the Military on 9th June, 2017, arrested Abdulhamid ISIAKA
(aka SMALL) and Habib AUDU, at Obajana and Ibilo in Kogi and Edo States
respectively. It is instructive to note that ISIAKA is a Libyan returnee, who
had travelled to that country alongside Abu UWAIS, a most wanted terrorist.
While in Libya, ISIAKA had
undergone terrorism training and also acquired a cache of weapons in
preparation for attacks in Kogi and Kaduna States. He however became notorious
and specialized in gun-running, kidnapping, armed robbery and terrorist acts.
ISIAKA has made useful statements to facilitate further investigations and
actions against the terrorist and kidnap networks on the Abuja-Okene and the
Kaduna-Abuja axis.
Earlier, on 1st May, 2017, at
Galadima, Kogo District in Shiroro LGA of Niger State, Ishaq HASHIM and six (6)
of his accomplices namely: Hassan MOHAMMED, Uzairu UMAR, Adamu ABDULLAHI,
Sa’idu ABDULLAHI, Salisu HARUNA and Abubakar MUHAMMADU were arrested by the
Service, in collaboration with the Military, for their notoriety in Boko Haram
activities.
These groups were responsible for
several armed robberies and string of kidnappings in Niger State, especially
around the Suleja area.
On 8th May, 2017, at Damaturu,
Yobe State, the Service arrested one Samaila ABDULLAHI (a.k.a Mohammadu), a
close associate of Mai-Mata, an ally of a Boko Haram Commander, Abu AMMAR.
Following the ongoing concerted
operations by the Military in the North East, some Boko Haram elements in a bid
to spread their network resettled in Kaduna and its environs.
The Service’s current operations
in the Kaduna axis are targeted at thwarting the new terror cells before they
become fully active and deadly. For this reason, on 19th May, 2017, the Service
arrested six (6) suspected Boko Haram insurgents at various locations in Igabi
and Kaduna North LGAs, Kaduna State.
Those arrested have been
identified as Abubakar Sadiq MUHAMMED, Muhammed NAZIFI, Abubakar USMAN, Yusufu
Idris USMAN, Usman Idris USMAN, and Ismail IDRIS. At Unguwan Sanusi, Kaduna
South LGA, Abubakar MOHAMMED, a Boko Haram suspect was also arrested.
Lastly, on 30th May, 2017, at
Gwagwalada Town, Gwagwalada Area Council of the FCT, two (2) suspected Boko
Haram insurgents, Muhammed BABANGIDA and Abdullahi SALIHU, were arrested by the
Service.”
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