Troops of six Brigade Nigerian Army headquarters ,Jalingo have dismantled a notorious kidnapping syndicate terrorizing parts of Jalingo and Lau Local Government Areas of Taraba State.
A statement by Acting Assistant Director Army Public Relations Six Brigade Nigeria Army headquarters, Jalingo, Captain Olubodunde Oni says the Brigade act on an intelligence report and two suspects, identified as Ali Idi and Haruna Umar were apprehended early this week.
The statement adds that the culprits were captured during a raid at a local hotel in Mayo Dassa area of Jalingo metropolis where they were hiding.
It adds that Further investigations led to the discovery that the gang's hideout was at Kona Mountain in Jalingo , where additional members of the syndicate were believed to be camped.
The statement says the leader of the gang Dahiru Idi was also apprehended following an operation at kona Mountain the following day.
It states that the gang leader confessed to the recent kidnapping of three individuals, from whom a ransom of six million Naira was extorted before their release.
The Commandant of six Brigade, Brigadier General Kingsley Chidiebere Uwa thanked the people of Taraba state for always supporting the Brigade, nothing that the fight against terrorism remains one of the top priorities of the military.
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