By Raymond Gukas, Jos
The Plateau State police operatives have arrested a suspected kidnapper who’s gang allegedly shot and killed Dr. Nandi Drenkat, a lecturer with the university of Jos.
According to a press release by the command’s spokesperson, ASP Gabriel Ugba, the operatives also succeeded in rescuing the six year old daughter of the deceased lecturer, who was kidnapped after the father was gunned down.
Ugba said one AK 47 riffle, 29 rounds of live ammunition were recovered from the suspect during the operation.
He said, “Immediately the Command received the information” a combined team of conventional police men, mobile men, operatives from anti kidnapping unit, vigilante group and hunters were deployed to the hilly areas where the kidnapped victim was suspected to have been kept.
The “scene was thoroughly cumbed and in the process, the kidnappers were sighted on the hill and there was a gun duel between the operatives and the kidnappers. In the process one of the kidnappers name Ali Mohammed of Narabi was shot on his right leg and was arrested”
The spokesman added that the rifle “with breach Number 1984/AP 0240, 29 rounds of live ammunition was also recovered from him. A kidnapped victim name Chiboze Joseph was rescued unhurt while other bandits fled with blood injuries”
On interrogation, the suspect confessed to the crime. Case under investigation and will be charged to court as soon as possible.
He stressed that the six year old daughter of the late Dr.Drenkat by name Joanna was traced to the kidnappers den at Babale mountain, Jos north LGA where she was rescued unharmed after a gun duel with the suspects.
The Commissioner of Police, Edward Egbuka is soliciting for useful information from members of the public to aid in the arrest of the fleeing suspects.
