By Asile Abel, Jos
The Plateau State police command in Jos, on Thursday paraded 24 suspects, among them is an 80-years-old man who allegedly defiled an eleven year old child in his room.
“On 09/10/2023 we received information that one Peter Ashom an 80 years old man lured an 11yrs old girl into his room and attempted to have carnal knowledge of her under the pretense of sending her on errands,”
CP Julius Okoro paraded the suspects at the command headquarters in Jos, said the arrest were made possible through intelligent gathering.
Other group of the Suspects were kidnappers; a kingpin among them was a 17 year secondary school drop out who kidnapped and killed a five old child of his neighbor in Gyel Jos south local government area.
The Police chief said the kidnappers demanded 5 million, but the parents paid 400,000 naira through an account of a woman who happened to be the mother of the kingpin kidnapper; both were paraded.
at about 0900hrs, the Anti-Kidnapping Unit, Jos received a phone call that one Dawon Pam ‘m’ 5yrs old is missing and that all search throughout the night proved abortive. But that in the morning of 14/10/2023 at about 0540hrs, a pair of shoes belonging to the victim was found close to a handwritten note stating that “If you wants your child, you are to pay the sum of Five Million Naira (N5,000,000.00)”
The Police showed two stolen vehicles that were recovered from 2 suspects who allegedly specialized in snatching cars. The police presented seven bags of dry leaves suspected to be indian hems recovered from two women.
Another gang of suspects paraded were “one Azi Yakubu, John Yakubu, Agwom Azi, and Agwom Yakubu both ‘m’ of Federe village were arrested. Exhibits recovered from the suspect include; three (3) locally fabricated revolver guns, one (1) local revolver pistol, and fourteen(14) 7.62mm live ammunition and cash sum of Ninety-Nine Thousand Naira (N99,000).”
CP Okoro told Journalists that a total of 39 suspects were arrested within the ongoing month of October; he urged citizens to be careful and report to the police any crimes in and around them.
