Vigilantes in Kogi nab 3 kidnappers (Photos/Video)
Story from Rabi’atu, Lokoja
The Kogi State vigilantes in its war against criminal elements in the state on Monday arrested three kidnappers who trade their ventures along Ochadamu, Itobe – Lokoja roads.
The operation which took the combined efforts of vigilantes from Ochadamu and Ejule was on the heels of continued efforts by the state government to rid the state of all forms of criminality and their various sponsors.
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Confirming the incident, the State Security Adviser, Commander Jerry Omodara, Rtd, said that Governor Yahaya Bello last week gave an order to security agencies, including local vigilantes in the state to put an end to the activities of kidnappers and armed robbers along Ajaokuta-Itobe-Ochadamu-Ejule-Anyigba with immediate effect.
The SA said within six days of the operation not fewer than eight ring leaders had been apprehended.
He praised all the security agencies in the state for their commitment, support and dedication to ridding the state of insecurity.
“In the last six days, eight notorious kidnappers and highways robbery gangs have been arrested in this part of the state and the government is determined to root out criminals from the caves and valleys within the state,” Omodara said.
He added that the governor’s approach to security was not only yielding results but has become proven over time as efficient hence the need to replicate the same on the national stage.
The governor’s aide asserted that the government remained relentless in ensuring that every nook and crannies of the state was effectively secured and safe for citizens adding that the government would continue to give the needed support to various security outfits to sustain their highly commendable success stories.
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