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May 10, 2019
The Inspector-Generalof Police Mohammed Adamu has launched new counter-kidnapping strategies to curbthe spate of kidnapping across the country.
A statement by theForce Spokesman, DCP Frank Mba in Abuja explained the the operation willinvolve the deployment of undercover operatives, decoy operations andhigh-level tactical missions with active participation of operatives drawn fromthe conventional Police Units, the Force Intelligence Unit, the SpecialAnti-Robbery Squads, SARS among others.
According to thePolice, the new strategies, which are purposeful and intelligence-driven, aretargeted at identifying, locating and dismantling kidnapping gangs across thenation and bringing the kidnappers and their collaborators to justice. TheForce also said it is designed to complement and strengthen the ‘Operation PuffAdder’ currently going on in several States of the federation.Meanwhile, the Force saidfive hundred and forty five 545 suspected kidnappers and armed robbers fromdifferent parts of the country have been arrested between January and May.