The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested four suspected kidnappers in Mubi-North and Mubi-South local governments of the state.
SP Sulaiman Nguroje, the state police public relations officer who confirmed the arrest, said;
“Further to the command’s renewed commitment to enhance proactive strategies in crime fighting, the command had again on 9/10/2022, disconnected a crime network connecting syndicate of five in Mubi North and South local government areas respectively.
“The operation, which was carried out by the command’s operatives attached to the State Intelligence Bureau (SIB), recovered N4,079,000 paid as ransom.
“The outcome of this success followed a report received about the kidnap of eight-year-old Mustapha Aliyu Fadil in Mubi who was taken to Barassa Hotel at Maraba Mubi.
“Interestingly, after receiving the report, the command promptly designed an intelligence driven strategy and luckily apprehended the following Suspects.
“Zaiyat Adamu, 19, a resident of Tashan Gella, Mubi South LG. Abdulrahman Abubakar 31, a resident of Shagari Low-cost, Mubi North LG. Haruna Yakubu, 21, a resident of Kaban ward, Mubi North LG. Abubakar Muhammed, 20, a resident of Angwan Ba-talaka, Mubi North, LG. Isa Musa 21, a resident of Angwan Ba-talaka Mubi North, LG.
“They criminally conspired and whisked away their victim to where they held him for two days and two nights until when a ransom of N5 million as demanded was paid to them before releasing him.
“The commissioner of police, Sikiru Akande while commending the OC SIB and his men for disconnecting the crime network and professional conduct displayed; however, directed the officers and men to sustain the tempo as a strategy to check crimes and criminals in and around the state.”
