Police Arrest Suspects Linked To High-Profile Kidnapping Cases In Abuja, Recover N9m Ransom

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Commissioner of Police, (CP) Benneth Igweh has arrested seven kidnappers terrorising the city while recovering N9m.

CP Igweh disclosed this while parading the suspects at the Police Command in Abuja, on Wednesday.

The operation, according to him was executed by operatives of the Utako police division led by CSP Victor Godfrey.

The coordinated operation at Tudun–Wada Lugbe and Pyakasa area of Trademore led to the arrest of the wanted kidnappers including
Usman Muazu from Kwali, FCT, Aliyu Mohammed, from Pumpomare area of Borno and Awwal Dahiru from Gwagwalada area council of the FCT.

Others include Rabi Sani, from Safana, Katsina State Madina Abubakar, from Gulu, Lapai of Niger State, Jonah Elimelech from Kauru, Kaduna, Saminu Idris, also from Kauru, Kaduna and Mariji Iliya from Mangu, Plateau.

The CP noted that suspects were linked to high-profile kidnapping cases in FCT, and the suspects, he added confessed to their crimes.

The police boss said the suspects also gave useful information to aid the arrest of other gang members.

Exhibits recovered from the suspects included knives, cutlasses, bulletproof vests and charms

Additionally, 79 suspects were arrested during raids on various black spots by police operatives from Trademore, Galadimawa, Maitama and Gwagwalada in the FCT.

CP Igwe stated that the raid was part of the command efforts to rid FCT of crimes and also recovered substances suspected to be Indian hemp and some illicit drugs from the suspects.

“And we speak, the suspects who have been profiled are in custody undergoing interrogation at respective division, while those found wanting will be charged to court,” he said.