Troops of the Nigerian Army have arrested five suspected bandits in Kwara State.<\/p>\n
In a statement by the Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to the state governor, Rafiu Ajakaye, he said the suspects were nabbed on Thursday at a checkpoint along Share town in the Ifelodun Local Government Area of the state after six AK-47 rifles were found with them.<\/p>\n
He said the arrest of the suspected bandits came a day after six persons suspected to be couriers for the kidnappers were arrested around Babanla town, also in the Ifelodun LGA, with a large consignment of bread and petrol.<\/p>\n
\u201cFive suspected kidnappers were arrested today along the Share axis.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey concealed six AK-47s under the charcoal in a Golf saloon car this afternoon.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey were intercepted by the Nigerian Army team on patrol. The five suspects are undergoing interrogation,\u201d Ajakaye said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey have been transferred to the police headquarters in Ilorin for further investigation,\u201d the CPS added.<\/p>\n
He also said that many criminals were eliminated in a coordinated assault by government vigilante forces in Omu Aran-Eruku earlier on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
\u201cSix motorcycles, assault rifles, and many loaded magazines were recovered from their hideouts.<\/p>\n
\u201cFour women and two young men, all suspected to be abduction victims, were rescued and handed to the police divisional post in Omu Aran,\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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