Police nab 4 for alleged kidnapping in Niger
The police in Niger state have arrested four suspects for alleged kidnapping in Lapai and Kontagora Local Government Areas of the state.
This is contained in a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer, Mohammed Abubakar, in Minna on Wednesday.
Abubakar said that on February 15, at about 16:00 hours, one Saidu Musa of Dangana Village reported that on February 10 at about 23:00 hours hoodlums numbering about seven invaded his camp.
He said that the hoodlums kidnapped his mother, Zainab Musa (60) to an unknown destination and demanded N5 million as ransom.
“On February 22, police detectives from the command’s anti kidnapping unit swung into action at Zuzungu Village, Katcha Local Government Area and arrested Aminu Usman (32), Mandir Yusuf (32), Halilu Ibrahim (30) of Dangana, Lapai Local Government Area.
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He said that during investigation the suspects confessed to have conspired with four others now at large and kidnapped the said victim.
Similarly on February 19 at about 2030 hours, one Umar Sarkin Turaku of Kowa, Kontagora Local Government Area reported that on the same date at about 20:49 hours he received a call from an unknown caller threatening him to pay N5 million or risk being kidnapped.
During the course
of investigation, police detectives attached to `B Division’ Kontagora arrested
one Hassana Bola of Usuba area, Kontagora in connection with the case.
The police spokesman said that the suspect has confessed to the crime, adding that the case is under investigation.
