The Fika Division of the Yobe State Police Command has arrested 4 suspected kidnappers and recovered N8 million, being a part of the ransom collected by the suspects from households of their victims.
A dependable supply from the Command who confirmed the arrests by operatives connected to the Police Division in Fika, mentioned the suspects have been apprehended after accumulating half fee of the ransom from kinfolk of their victims.
“We obtained intelligence from an area authorities chairman and anxious residents relating to a bunch of kidnappers planning to gather N15 million from the kinfolk of their victims.
“We mobilised our patrol group and a few members of the native vigilante group to the situation and the operation resulted within the profitable arrest of the suspects,” the supply who was not authorised to talk to the press informed our correspondent on Thursday.
Nonetheless, narrating the story, the chairman of Fika native authorities space, Hon Abdul Gadaka, mentioned the incident which occurred at Gubana, Dalla-Balli Village was reported to his workplace by the household of the victims after the suspects collected N8 million and requested for added N15 million ransom.
He mentioned 4, out of the six suspects who he named as Manu Alhaji Bura, Musa, Juli Gogo, and Alhaji Bura have been arrested and are at the moment in police custody the place they’re being held for additional investigation.
In keeping with him, the remaining two suspects – Mai ruwa and Mai kudi, nevertheless, managed to flee with the ransom of N8 million earlier collected from the household of their victims, as confessed by the arrested suspects throughout interrogation by the safety personnel.
Gadaka mentioned the incident will allow the neighborhood to reply swiftly and successfully to future occurrences of such unlucky occasions whereas guaranteeing the security and safety of the neighborhood.
