Well-Known Politician Sponsoring Kogi Crime Syndicate Arrested
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The police have arrested a politician in Kogi state along with 44 others suspected to have connection with kidnapping, armed robbery and other violent crimes in the last three weeks.
The Inspector-General of police, Mr Solomon Arase, through the Force Public Relations Officer, CP Emannuel Ojukwu, announced the arrest in Lokoja on Monday at a news conference.
The arrested politician (name withheld), was said to have contested State House Assembly election for Okehi constituency on April 11, but lost.
Ojukwu alleged that the politician was responsible for supplying arms and ammunition to robbers and kidnappers.
Also arrested were a 72-year-old-man, said to be the uncle of an ex-Minister from the state, a woman, a cripple and some inmates, who escaped from prison during jails break in the state.
According to him, the uncle of the ex-minister had been on the police wanted list for alleged involvement in kidnapping.
He said 14 arms and ammunition, including AK 47rifle and double barrel guns, machetes, knives and charms were recovered from the suspects.
Following the spate of kidnapping in the state, the I-G deployed a Special Anti-Crime Task Force headed by CP Chris Ezike from Edo, to tackle the crime.
Ojukwu said the task force was deployed to Kogi on May 27 and supported by 300 mobile policemen drawn from across the country.
Source: News Agency of Nigeria
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