The kidnap gang arrested by the police in Rivers State

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt

Anti-kidnapping detectives of the Rivers State Police Command have arrested a seven-man gang of suspected kidnappers and also impounded weapons.

The police announced the crackdown in a statement today.

Th suspects were arrested at their hideouts   in Buguma, headquarters of Asari-Toru local Government Council area.

Ahmad Muhammad,the spokesman of the Command  said : “Between 0130 hrs and 0400hrs, teams of policemen stormed hideouts of suspected kidnappers at Buguma town and arrested seven of them. The suspects engaged the operatives in a shoot out before they were over powered and arrested”.

“Items recovered from the hoodlums include two AK47 rifles, one Bereta pistol and 39 rounds of assorted live ammunitions,” he added.