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Operatives of the FCT Police Command have successfully neutralized a notorious bandit, Salisu Mohammed, also known as Dogo Saleh, in a high-stakes counter-kidnapping operation aimed at dismantling a violent criminal syndicate.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

According to police reports, the elimination of Mohammed, whose gang terrorized travelers along the Kaduna–Lokoja–Enugu highway and the FCT, marks a major victory in the fight against banditry in the region.

The operation, carried out on March 3, 2025, was based on credible intelligence tracking the movement of armed criminals into the FCT. Officers from the Anti-Kidnapping Unit intercepted and arrested Mohammed at Gidan Abe Forest while he was en route to Bwari Area Council.

Mohammed, a 21-year-old Fulani man from Baban Saural village in Kaduna’s Chikun Local Government Area, was identified as a key hitman for bandit leaders operating in Rijana Forest. He was linked to numerous kidnappings and ransom extortions along major highways.

During his capture, he attempted to escape, abandoning critical evidence, including:

• One AK-49 rifle with two magazines
• 60 rounds of 7.62mm live ammunition
• ₦3,000,000 in ransom proceeds from previous kidnappings

Investigations further revealed Mohammed’s involvement in several high-profile abductions, including:

• The kidnapping of two individuals, including a security officer, at Kyauta Village (two years ago), where ransom was paid, but the officer was later killed.
• The abduction of a security officer’s wife at Kike Village (one year ago), resulting in a multimillion-naira ransom.
• The kidnapping of three individuals at Bagada Village (five months ago), leading to another substantial ransom payment.
• Multiple abductions across Kaduna State, targeting villages near the Kaduna Refinery, Karuga, and Bagado.
• A violent attack on a security outpost at Kujama Market, Kaduna, on January 5, 2025, where two security personnel were killed, and their firearms stolen.

The police have vowed to intensify their crackdown on criminal elements in the region, ensuring that communities remain safe from the threat of banditry and kidnapping.