The police in Nasarawa State have arrested a man for arranging with two others to kidnap his uncle.
The trio were arrested by the operatives of the State police command attached to Mararaba ‘A’ Division in Karu local government area of the state.
A statement by the command’s public relations officer, DSP Ramhan Nansel on Monday in Lafia, gave the names of the suspect to include Babangida Abdullahi, 29; Mohammed Abubakar 27; and Yakubu Sani 30 all males of Aso B Mararaba, Karu LGA.
The statement 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.
The victim complied by producing the stipulated amount at the location provided by the suspects.
The statement said the suspects were arrested following a tip off after they have shared the ransom.
“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 statement said.
