5 Cameroonians detained by the police in Adamawa for kidnapping

Five Cameroonians have reportedly been detained by the Adamawa Police Command on suspicion of taking part in the attempt to kidnap Emmanuel Ebel, a resident of Jambutu, Yola-North LGA.

The Command’s spokesperson, SP Suleiman Nguroje, revealed this in a statement on Saturday in Yola.

According to him, the crime was stopped thanks to solid information that a good Samaritan provided that resulted in the arrest of all illegal aliens.

“The Command Operatives attached to State Intelligence Bureau in sustained effort foiled an organized Crime to kidnap one Emmanuel Ebel a resident of Jambutu, Yola North local government area.

“The command upon receiving the information designed a security ring around the target and luckily engaged the suspected kidnappers,” he said.

Chubrandom Safinga, 30, Ibrahim Tala, 32, Ngosso Ndjombe, 28, Mmai Rostand, 32, and Nossu Ngambewo Ricky, 27, were among the suspects mentioned by Nguroje.

“All illegal immigrants from the neighbouring Cameroon Republic were arrested 20 minutes before implementing their organized crime.

“The Commissioner of Police, CP Sikiru Akande, while commending OC SIB and his men for gallantry performance and professional conduct displayed leading to their arrest, also directs them to sustain the tempo as a strategy for Crime prevention,” he said.

According to Nguroje, the police commissioner asked locals to always report the whereabouts of criminals and their associates to the authorities.

He also gave the government and the good people of Adamawa state assurances regarding the police’s ongoing efforts to safeguard residents’ lives and property.