The Nigeria Police said it has arrested 18 additional kidnap suspects in its ongoing operation ‘Puff Adder’
The arrest was as a result of the arrest of the “Spiritual Father” of kidnappers and armed bandits operating in the Northern part of the country, one Mallam Salisu Abubakar.
According to Force PRO, Frank Mba, “Police detectives attached to Operation Puff Adder, through a series of detailed, intensive and sustained investigative operations, successfully arrested 18 more notorious kidnappers and armed robbers at different times and places across the country. A total of 22 AK 47 riffles, five locally fabricated pistols and a cache of live ammunition were recovered from the bandits.”
He further explained that “the combined team of crack detectives from IRT, TIU and other Operatives, using actionable intelligence obtained from the Spiritual god father of the kidnappers and other multiple sources, tactically “smoked out” the kidnappers and armed…
