Crime
Kaduna Police Neutralise Bandits, Recover Firearms
Kaduna police neutralised bandits, recovered 30 firearms, and arrested suspects in a two-week operation targeting criminal networks
The Kaduna State Police Command has neutralised several bandits and recovered approximately 30 firearms in a two-week intelligence-led operation targeting criminal networks across the state.
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Commissioner of Police, Rabiu Muhammad, announced the success at a press briefing, attributing it to coordinated clearance operations in Kajuru, Tafa, Igabi, and Kauru Local Government Areas. The raids targeted known bandits’ camps and criminal hideouts.
During the operations, some bandits were neutralised in exchanges of gunfire, while others fled with injuries. Several suspected informants and drug suppliers linked to criminal networks were also apprehended.
Recovered weapons include three English AK-47 rifles, 21 fabricated firearms, one sub-machine gun, two English pistols, and four locally made pistols. Police also seized a large quantity of hard drugs believed to be connected to criminal activities.
Detectives from the Anti-Kidnapping Unit on February 20 arrested Adamu Aminu in Jaji town, Igabi LGA, for illegal arms fabrication.
Officers recovered six fabricated AK-47 rifles, three fabricated revolver rifles, two fabricated pistols, and seven English AK-47 magazines. Another suspect, Abubakar Hassan from Plateau State, was also detained in connection with the case.
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Preliminary investigations suggest the suspects were supplying illegal firearms, thereby fuelling crime within and beyond Kaduna State, Muhammad confirmed.
Police dismiss officers Anthony Obodo case has been confirmed as the Rivers State Police Command dismissed three of its officers linked to the killing of a 22-year-old University of Port Harcourt graduate, Anthony Obodo.
The State Commissioner of Police, Olugbenga Adepoju, disclosed this on Wednesday, September 2, 2026, while parading the three officers before journalists in Port Harcourt.
According to the command, the officers were linked to the incident that occurred last Thursday along Ada George in Port Harcourt, where Obodo was shot dead.
A member of the team, an inspector who fled after the shooting, has been declared a deserter.
CP Adepoju stated that the three arrested officers were subjected to an orderly room trial. Following the conclusion of the investigation and the establishment of their culpability, they have been dismissed from the Nigeria Police Force and will be charged to court.
“I am here to provide updates on some serious incidents recently recorded in the state, including the investigation into the death of one Anthony A. Obodo… Following the conclusion of the investigation and the establishment of the culpability of the officers involved… the officers being paraded today have been dismissed from the Nigeria Police Force and will be charged to court,” Adepoju said.
The commissioner noted that he understood the concerns of Obodo’s family and members of the public, adding that the Command has taken appropriate disciplinary action against the police personnel involved.
Obodo, a graduate of the University of Port Harcourt who was reportedly awaiting his NYSC call-up letter, was shot during a police pursuit.
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