Here's an
official statement from the Nigeria Police Force headquarters:
PARADE OF
SUSPECTS ARRESTED IN KAFANCHAN AND ENVIRONS FOR INCITING PUBLIC DISTURBANCE,
DISTURBANCE OF PUBLIC PEACE,
CAUSING MISCHIEF BY FIRE, CULPABLE HOMICIDE, THEFT
AND UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF PROHIBITED FIRE ARMS:
It is with
great pleasure that I welcome you all to today’s event. Concerned by the recent
unfortunate sectarian crisis in Kafanchan and neighboring communities in Kaduna
state where so many innocent lives were lost and properties worth millions of
naira destroyed, as a result of this and the need to put a final stop to the
crisis, the Inspector General of Police, IGP Ibrahim K. Idris NPM, mni,
constituted a Joint Tactical Operation Squad (Operation Harmony), comprising
the Police Mobile Force, Counter Terrorism Unit, Special Anti-Robbery Squad,
Intelligence Response Team, SIB, EOD, the IGP Monitoring Unit, Police K9
(Sniffer Dog Section), Police Air wing and Police Medical Team with
Headquarters in Kafanchan.
2. The
operation recorded remarkable achievements in tackling the crisis and
preventing further disturbance of public peace across southern Kaduna.
Seventeen (17) suspects listed below who were arrested in the act and catches
of fire arms and ammunition were recovered from them.
3. SUSPECTS:
i. Nelson Paul
‘M’ 36years native of Kaninkon Jamma’a LGA Kaduna state
ii. Bulus
Jatau ‘M’ age 32yrs from Jamma’a LGA of Kaduna state.
iii. Magaji
Shaibu ‘M’ age 30years from chinkun LGA of Kaduna state
iv. Danlami
Yakubu ‘M’ age 28years from chinkun LGA of kaduna state
v. Idris bello
‘M’ chinkun LGA of kaduna state
vi. Danjuma
Barde ‘M’ 39 age from chikun LGA of kaduna state
vii.Danjuma
barde chikun ‘M’ age 39years from LGA of kaduna state
viii. Goma
Adamu ‘M’ age 28years from chukwum LGA of Kaduna state
ix. Samuel
Joshua ‘M’ age 29years from chinkun LGA of kaduna state
x. Abudulkareem
Abdul ‘M’ age 20years from Rigasa LGA of kaduna state
xi. Haruna
Iliyasu ‘M’ age 20years Kiru LGA of kaduna state
xii.Hassan
Idris ‘M’ age 25years from Tsafe of kaduna state
xiii. Adamu
Haruna ‘M’ 28years from chikwun of kaduna stste
xiv. Adamu Umar
‘M’ age 27years chikwun LGA of kaduna state
xv. Sulieman
Saleh ‘M’ age 30 from chinkun LGA of kaduna state
xvi. Abubakar
Mohammadu ‘M’ age 20years from chikwun LGA of kaduna state.
xvii.
Muhammadu Jori ‘M’ age 33years from Igabi LGA of kaduana stat
4.EXHIBITS:
Total number
of twenty nine (29) assorted firearms and ammunition were recovered from their
possession.
All the
suspects will be charged to court on completion of investigation for inciting
public disturbance, disturbance of public peace, causing mischief by fire,
culpable homicide, theft and unlawful possession of prohibited fire arms.
In conclusion,
the Inspector General of Police wishes to assure the good people and
communities of Southern Kaduna of adequate security and protection of their lives
and properties and hereby enjoin them to be law abiding and give peace a chance
to prevail and cooperate with the Police personnel deployed in their
localities.
Thank you all
for your attention and God bless.
CSP JIMOH
MOSHOOD
Force Public
Relations Officer
Force
Headquarters, Abuja.
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