The Police has arrested 16 “vicious” kidnapping and armed robbery gang terrorising travellers along the Abuja-Kaduna Road.

The Force spokesman, CSP Jimoh Moshood, who disclosed this while addressing newsmen on Tuesday, added that they were arrested in Sabon Wuse in Tafa Local Government Area of Niger State.

He named the suspects to include Ibrahim Umar, the gang leader; Isiaka Mohammed, Hassan Usman, Mubarak Adamu, Yisuf Sani, Musa Usman, Yakabu Wakili and Abdullahi Abdulkarim.

Moshood said that items recovered from the suspects were: five 5 AK 47 rifles, nine AK 47 magazines, two cutlasses, one cell phone and 1,598 rounds of ammunition.

He said that the arrest followed a coordinated operations by the Special Tactical Squad operating in the area.

The Police spokesman said the gang leader, Umar, confessed to have killed 10 persons during various operations.

He said further that Umar also confessed that the group killed those who could not pay ransom, and they would then drink their blood.

Moshood, who said that the suspects were arrested during the Yuletide, said it was a huge success for the Police and Nigerians in general.

He said that the suspects had all confessed to the various roles they played in the commission of the crime. (Daily Trust)