Gombe State Police, with professional hunters, neutralized two suspected kidnappers and arrested seven others during operations. A General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG) and ammunition were recovered in raids targeting an inter-state kidnapping syndicate.
An initial arrest on November 23, 2025, led to confessions of cattle rustling and multiple kidnapping operations. Suspects admitted to collecting an estimated ₦150,000,000 in ransoms from victims.