Police foil kidnap, robbery attempts, arrest suspects in JIgawa

Police in Jigawa State have foiled a kidnapping attempt and arrested two suspects in Kiyawa Local Government Area of the state.
The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Lawan Shiisu Adam, confirmed the arrests in a statement issued to DAILY POST on Saturday.

The arrested suspects include Abubakar Mohammed of Zawaya Village, Kiyawa LGA, and Sulaiman Idris (alias Hardo) of Manuna Village, Itas-Gadau LGA, Bauchi State.

According to the statement, “on June, 20, 2026, at about 03:00PM, a complaint was received at Kiyawa Divisional Police Headquarters that one Abubakar Mohammed of Zawaya Village, Kiyawa Local Government, and Sulaiman Idris of Manuna Village, Itas-Gadau LGA, Bauchi State, criminally conspired, intimidated, and attempted to kidnap one individual”

He said the suspects allegedly threatened a victim through anonymous telephone calls, demanding 4 million naira after falsely claiming they had been paid N2 million naira to kidnap or kill him.

The suspects were successfully tracked and arrested, while the investigation continues.

The case was transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department for discreet investigation and diligent prosecution.

Meanwhile the police has also foiled armed robbery at Chuwasu Village, Taura Local Government Area.

The robbery suspects attacked the victim with sticks and cutlasses before carting away his black boxer motorcycle. On sighting the responding patrol team, the suspects abandoned the motorcycle and fled the scene.

The robbed motorcycle was successfully recovered, while efforts are ongoing to arrest the fleeing suspects.