FCT Police Command foils kidnap plot, kills three suspected Bandits
In its determination to tackle the menacing increase in kidnapping and other forms of crime, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has foiled a major kidnapping plot by a notorious syndicate operating across the territory, killing three suspected bandits and recovering weapons during a sting operation.
The Command in a release endorsed by the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, SP Josephine Adeh, this Monday, December 1, 2025 said credible intelligence indicated that the syndicate had planned another violent attack on or before December 1, 2025, targeting residents for ransom.
The FCT Police pointed out that the Commissioner of Police had directed the Anti-Kidnapping Unit to intensify efforts to dismantle the syndicate responsible for the attacks in ACO Community, Gwagwalad and Bwari.
“Acting swiftly on this intelligence, FCT Police operatives on November 30, 2025, at about 2:11 p.m., traced and arrested one of the key conspirators, a wanted kidnapper and armed robbery suspect named Sani Mohammed Umar, a.k.a. Boko. His mobile phone, suspected to be the primary device used in coordinating the criminal operations, was also recovered,” the statement read.
According to the Command, investigations confirmed the suspect’s involvement in kidnapping and robbery attacks in ACO, Dupa and Gwagwalada, as well as armed robbery operations across Gwagwalada, Kuje and Kwali.
It further revealed that the suspect confessed that other gang members were waiting for him at Gada Biyu Hills, Kwali, where they had converged ahead of their next community attack.
Following the revelation, the Anti-Kidnapping team, led by the Unit Commander, advanced into the forest late Saturday night based on the suspect’s confession.
“At about 11:01 p.m., the Anti-Kidnapping team reached the gang’s meeting point and laid an ambush. On sighting the operatives, the heavily armed bandits opened fire. The police responded decisively, engaging the criminals in a 30-minute gun duel during which three of the bandits were neutralised,” it disclosed.
Though some gang members reportedly fled with gunshot wounds, Items recovered from the scene include three AK-47 rifles, three magazines and 33 rounds of 7.62mm live ammunition.
The Commissioner of Police commended the gallantry of the operatives and urged residents to remain vigilant and provide timely information to security agencies.
Meanwhile, Suspected Boko Haram terrorists have reportedly launched a coordinated attack on the Malari community in Konduga Local Government Area, Borno State, in the early hours of this Monday, abducting two residents.
Reports from the area say, the assailants arrived on motorcycles around midnight and operated for approximately 30 minutes before encountering resistance from the Borno State Police crack team, who prevented the insurgents from fully taking over the town.
Confirming the incident, the Borno Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Nahum Daso, who stated that no lives were lost during the exchange of gunfire, also made public that no police officers were injured in the attack.
“There was an attack around 12am this morning in Malari, Konduga Local Government Area. The police crack team did a commendable job in preventing them from invading the town.
“From what I currently know, two men were abducted. Our investigation is ongoing, and once concluded, we will release a comprehensive report,” the PPRO disclosed.
The incident comes just a few days after troops of Operation Hadin Kai rescued 12 girls abducted from their families’ farmlands in Askira-Uba Local Government Area of Borno State.
