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The FCT Police has said that they have neutralised two kidnap syndicates and captured one of the suspects alive during an operation within Karshi area bordering the FCT and Nasarawa State.

Details contained in a Press Release as attached ...

PRESS RELEASE

FCT POLICE COMMAND BUSTS SIX-MAN KIDNAPPING SYNDICATE, ARRESTS ONE SUSPECT, NEUTRALIZES TWO IN GUN DUEL

The FCT Police Command, in its sustained efforts to rid the Federal Capital Territory of criminal elements, on 3rd May 2026, acting on credible intelligence, conducted a coordinated operation at a suspected kidnappers’ hideout in the Karshi area bordering the FCT and Nasarawa State.

Further investigations indicate that the gang has been linked to multiple kidnapping incidents across Gwagwalada, Nyanya, Jikwoyi, and Karshi areas of the FCT, with at least twelve (12) victims abducted. The syndicate has also been implicated in heinous acts, including the sexual assault of a female victim and the killing of three (3) victims even after collecting ransom payments totaling over sixty million naira.

Efforts are ongoing to apprehend the fleeing members of the syndicate, while the arrested suspect will be charged to court upon the conclusion of investigations. The Commissioner of Police, FCT Command, CP Ahmed Muhammed Sanusi, PhD, FCAI, commends the operatives of the Anti-Violence Crime Unit for their professionalism, bravery, and tactical precision in the operation.

The Command calls on hospitals and medical practitioners within and around the FCT to promptly report any individuals presenting with gunshot wounds or suspicious injuries to the nearest Police station. Members of the public are also urged to remain vigilant and provide credible and timely information via the Command’s emergency lines: 08032003193, 08061581938.

SP Josephine Adeh, anipr, mipra.

Police Public Relations Officer,

FCT Command, Abuja.

6th May, 2026.

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