By Ben Ngwakwe, Gombe
GOMBE: The Gombe State Police Command has recorded operational breakthroughs in its fight against kidnapping, banditry and illicit drug trafficking, arresting a suspected kidnapper, rescuing three abducted persons and recovering 2,500 sachets of suspected Tramadol capsules, among other exhibits.
The Command’s Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Buhari Abdullahi, disclosed this in a statement issued in Gombe on Thursday.
According to the statement, a joint security clearance operation involving personnel of the Nigeria Police Force, military, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, vigilante groups and hunters was conducted on September 8, 2026, around suspected criminal hideouts in Kowagel, Dukku Local Government Area, and parts of Bojude in Kwami Local Government Area.
The operation, which commenced at about 8 a.m., was led by the Divisional Police Officer, DPO, of Dukku Division.
