Abuja, Nigeria – Yahaya Zango, wey dey from Paikon-Kore area for Gwagwalada, don get catch for Abuja hajj camp on Sunday, during screening wey security operatives dey do for pilgrims wey wan go Saudi Arabia for dis year’s Hajj. Him don dey wanted for involvement in plenty kidnapping cases, as security agencies don declare am wanted.
As per sources wey sabi di matter, Zango present him international passport and blend in with other pilgrims when dem catch am. Di Department of State Services (DSS) operatives no gree make am waka, as dem don dey on alert since dem start di operation.
“Na during di screening for di hajj camp at di airport, di operatives wan catch am. Dem carry am go away quick quick,” one source talk for Daily Trust. A senior official from di Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board confirm di arrest, but him no wan show him name.
Zango don dey run from police since dem start to dey search am for di past few weeks. According to di official, “He don try to mix with di pilgrims to escape detection, but di operatives get sharp eyes.” As of now, di DSS never release any official statement about di arrest.
Nigeria dey face serious security issues wey involve banditry and kidnapping, especially for di North-Central and North-West regions. Even though security operatives dey try to tackle di issue, di presence of well-organized criminal networks still dey challenge dem as dem dey exploit weakness wey dey for di national security system.
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