This is contained in a statement by its spokesman, Tony Opuiyo. It noted that on 13th March 2018, about 1220 hours, at Wukari town in Wukari LGA, Taraba State, Service tactical team apprehended a notorious gunrunner, Jonah Abbey aka Jonah Idi alongside his driver, Agyo Saviour aka Dan-Wase.
Abbey had been on the wanted list of the Service for the last ten years over arms and ammunition trade. DSS said he had been servicing criminal groups in Bayelsa, Ebonyi, Rivers, Imo, Anambra, Plateau, Nasarawa, and Benue/Taraba axis, including the notorious criminal syndicate led by Terwase Akwaza aka Ghana in Benue State.
A similar operation on 15th March, 2018, about 0500 hours, at Chiwarna Hotel, Angwan Rogo by Bauchi road, Jos North LGA, by the Service tactical team led to the arrest of a high profile kidnap kingpin, Lawal Ibrahim (a.k.a Alhaji Awalu).Subject was arrested alongside his cohorts namely Ado Saleh and Bayero Adamu.
Following the arrest, the sum of One Million, Five Hundred Thousand Naira (N1.5M) was recovered from the suspects. The money is part of the sum of two million Naira (N2M) ransom, which the syndicate collected from Ayuba Gamale, a staff of Industrial Training Fund (ITF), whose two abducted family members were released on 14th March, 2018. Other members of the syndicate are still being trailed by the Service.
From Daily Post
End of the road for them.
ReplyDeleteLawd have Mercy on us. Kai, see them.Good job DSS!! In Angwan Rogo where lots of Unijos students stay off campus. I also stayed there for two years when l was in School. Surprised there is a hotel there now.
ReplyDeleteGreat josite I hail thee.me I stayed at katako for a while before riot
DeleteHe can't outrun the long arm of the law.
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Good job
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