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Police Arrest 3 For Taking N2m Ransom Amid Kidnap Threat

by Ahmed Tahir Ajobe
1 year ago
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The Nasarawa State Police Command have arrested a man for plotting with two other persons, to kidnap his uncle, and demanding a payment of N2 million or risk being kidnapped.

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The trio were arrested by the operatives of the Command attached to Mararaba ‘A’ Division in Karu Local Government Area of the state.

Police Public Relations Officer of the Command, DSP Ramhan Nansel, in a statement on Monday in Lafia, gave the names of the suspect as Babangida Abdullahi, 29; Mohammed Abubakar 27; and Yakubu Sani, 30; all males of Aso B Mararaba, Karu LGA.

Nansel said the suspects threatened the victim, one Ibrahim Idris, of the same address, an uncle to one of the suspects, to provide them with N2, 000,000.00 or risk being kidnapped.

Police said the victim complied by producing the stipulated amount at the location provided by the suspects following which they were arrested after sharing the ransom.

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“The suspects allegedly conspired among themselves and placed a call across to one Ibrahim Idris of the same address, an uncle to one of the suspects.

“They threatened to kidnap him if he didn’t pay a ransom of Two Million Naira.

“Scared of being kidnapped, the victim dropped the total sum requested by the suspects at their preferred location; after which they picked it up and shared it among themselves.

“The suspects have all confessed to the commission of the crime and effort is ongoing to arrest one member of the syndicate who escaped arrest by whiskers,” the police said.


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