The Commissioner of Police in Taraba State, Abimbola Sokoya, has confirmed that the police has taken into custody, six suspected kidnappers, handed over by the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association in the state.
The police said, it has commenced investigating the suspects and called on persons with vital information on the incessant kidnappings, and other criminal activities in the state to open up.
On July 20 2021, the Emir of Muri in Taraba State, Abbas Tafida, accused the Fulani of Bororo extraction, of harbouring kidnappers, and criminals in the state.
The Emir went further to give a 30-day ultimatum to their local chiefs to expose the culprits or face the music.
Few days after the deadline, the Taraba State Police Commissioner, Abimbola Sokoya said, the police have taken into custody, 6 suspected kidnappers, exposed by repentant kidnappers, and handed over to the police, by the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association.
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The Taraba State Chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders, Sahabi Tukur, said the suspected kidnappers are not of Fulani extraction.
He added that the association has inaugurated a committee that will fish out kidnappers and other criminal elements amongst his people.
The Commissioner of Police Abimbola Sokoya, who is newly deployed to Taraba State has said, synergy with the locals at the grassroots will be his strategy in combating insecurity in the state.
(Editor:Abaje Usekwe)
