Two suspected criminal syndicate members were arrested by the Benue State Police Command terrorizing commuters and motorists on Aliade/Otukpo/Enugu roads.

Yahaya Musa and Yahaya Adu were arrested along Ogbadibo/Otukpo federal road in the early hours on Wednesday, November 30, 2022.

It will be recalled that Aliade-Otukpo-Ogbadibo-Enugu road has been a hot spot for criminals in recent times.

Several people including politicians, lecturers, and other road users had fallen into the hands of kidnappers and robbers along the road.

Catherine Anene, a spokesperson for the command, confirmed the arrest to newsmen and said that the criminals were armed with ammunition and a pistol.

According to the PPRO, the suspects are believed to be in their 20s and were from Umuahia in Enugu State.

According to her, operatives of the Safer Highway intercepted the hoodlums who suspected their movement following incidents of passengers being kidnapped and their belongings dispossessed.

"The suspects, Yahaya Musa and Yahaya Audu, who are in their twenties are natives of Benue State," she stated.

She said that their arrest came after the commissioner of Police, CP Wale Abass, ordered the deployment of more police operatives on the road for more visibility policing following reports of kidnappings and armed robbery cases.

Anene however, expressed optimism that the arrest of the two suspects will help unravel others just as she called on the public and members of the community to avail the police with useful information to nip crime in the bud.

She called on the public and members of the community to avail the police with useful information that will help the security agencies to nip crime in the bud.

Items recovered from the hoodlums include a locally made pistol, ammunition and a motorcycle.