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Jos Residents Nab Kidnapper After Collecting N1.5m Ransom

by Achor Abimaje
10 months ago
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Residents of the Nepa community of Jos North local government area of Plateau state have caught a suspected kidnapper who had succeeded in collecting N1.5m ransom from the parents of abductees in Jos, the Plateau State capital.

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Spokesman of the State Police Command, Alfred Alabo, who confirmed the incident to our correspondent, said the suspect is currently at the anti-kidnapping unit and being investigated.

A member of the vigilante group in the Nepa community, who does not want his name in print, told our correspondent on Thursday that the suspect, after being caught by the residents, was immediately handed over to the vigilante‘s group in the area.

He added that the suspect was later taken to the Laranto police station in Jos North LGA.

Narrating the incident, the vigilante said, ‚’The kidnapper had abducted two children, one four years old and the other five years old. After receiving a ransom of N1.5 million, he didn‘t release them instantly.

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“The following day, when he returned to an unoccupied building where he was keeping the minors, people passing by heard the kids crying and immediately rushed towards the building. Upon arrival, the kidnapper, who was with the minors, jumped out of the window, but as people screamed and shouted ‚Kidnapper,‘ Men and women from the community came out in large numbers and caught him.

 

 

 

“The resident then handed him over to the community vigilante group, which took him to Laranto Police station along with the sum of N1,492,000 that he had already collected from the parents of the abductees, „ the vigilante added.


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