Jubilation As Taraba Police Nab 15 Notorious 'Ghana' Gang Robbers, Kingpin

Taraba State Commissioner Of Police,Mr David Ajibola Akinremi

Suspected persons arrested by the police in Taraba state

By FOLORUNSHO ATTAH, Lagos

It was jubilation galore yesterday in Taraba and two neighbouring states of Adamawa and Benue as a suspected kingpin of the dreaded ' Ghana' gang notoriously known as Mopol, was paraded along with 15 other suspects by the state Commissioner Of Police, Mr David Ajibola Akinremi.

Also paraded were two men who early this week attacked a correspondent with the SUN newspapers, Mr Sylvester Vishima.

Arms recovered from the suspects

According to Akinremi, based on intelligence gathering by detectives from the anti- kidnapping unit, a suspected hide- out in Jalingo, the state capital, was stormed by detectives and nabbed Tekinbi Daniel a.k.a Mopol.

Another gang with assorted arms paraded by the police yesterday in Jalingo

He is said to be the chief strategist of the ' Ghana' gang that operated from Benue state before relocating to Taraba state.

According to the CP, Mopol had earlier embraced the Benue state government Amnesty programme, but went back to his ignoble trade of kidnapping and robbery.

The two suspects who attacked the SUN Newspaper correspondent, according to the CP, had earlier attacked two others, Linda Habila and Aliyu Yusuf on FGGC area in Jalingo, before they attacked the pressman .

The two suspects were said to have confessed to the crime.

Among the big fish in the police nrt sre six suspected kidnappers who allegedly threatened to kill two persons in the state, if they refused to part with two million naira (N2, 000, 000) each in two separate incidents in the state were also paraded.

The police gave the victims name as Ferdinand Ifesinachi and Aliyu Yusuf.

In the same vein six suspected armed robbers with their arms and ammunition were not left out of Akinremi parade of suspects from who the police recovered a locally made Ak- 47 riffle, single barrel,revolver pistol, two pellets, 3 handsets and assorted charms from.

"From the marching give to us, again last week, by the Inspector - General of Police, IGP, Mr Ibrahim K. Idris, I want to sound a warning to criminals in the state to relocate" Akinremi warned.