By Musa Umar Bologi
Abuja
Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has commended the Inspector- General of Police (IGP), Solomon Arase, for arresting kidnappers of the late Col. Samaila Inusa of the Nigerian Army and smashing the deadly kidnapping and armed robbery syndicate.
In a statement by the army spokesperson, Col. Sani Usman, Buratai thanked the IGP Intelligence Response Team (IRT) and the Kaduna state Command Special Investigation Bureau (SIB) operatives for their dedication to duty and professionalism that led to the arrest of the criminals that abducted and killed the late senior officer in Kaduna metropolis, Kaduna state, on March 27, this year.
“This unprecedented feat is a clear manifestation of the excellent cooperation existing between the Nigerian Army and the Nigeria Police which had flourished over time in joint operations to secure the lives and properties of Nigerians,” he said.
He urged personnel of the Nigerian Army and Nigeria Police to continue working hard towards sustaining the excellent cooperation and synergy between them.
Late Col. Inusa was abducted by gunmen on March 27, 2016, in Kamazo area in Chikun local government of Kaduna state, and was later killed by his abductors two days later when efforts by the Nigerian Army was still ongoing to rescue him.