No fewer than 39 suspected criminals were arrested in Bauchi yesterday. The arrest was carried out by men of the “Operation Adder”.
Bauchi State Commissioner of Police Ali Janga said the operation was in compliance with the directive of the Acting Inspector General of Police Mohammed Abubakar.
Janga spoke at the police headquarters while parading the 39 suspected criminals arrested in connection with different crimes such as kidnapping, armed robbery and kidnapping.
Exhibits recovered from the suspects include five Dane guns, nine cutlasses, one sharp knife, three motorcycles and 29 blocks of wrapped dry leave suspected to be Indian hemp.
The suspects were said to belong to different gangs known as Sara Suka, and Babell .
Ali explained that the special squad codenamed “Operation Puff Adder” would prevent the influx of criminal elements.
He said “Operation Puff Adder” would be directly under his supervision while all the police units would be involved.
He mentioned the units as Police Mobile Force (PMF), Counter Terrorist Units (CTU), Special Protection Unit (SPU), Rapid Response Squad (RRS), Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), Anti-Kidnapping Unit (AKU), State Intelligence Bureau (SIB), the conventional police and State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID)
Janja added that the operation is yielding positive results with the total number of suspected criminals arrested so far.
“So far the operation is yielding positive results as a lot of criminal activities in the state were nipped in the bud while a total of 39 suspects were arrested in connection with different crimes and exhibits recovered during the operation,” he said.
He appealed to the public for support, cooperation and understanding for the continuous success of the operation.
