Katsina State Police Command says it has arrested a 30-year-old man who specialized in kidnapping rich people for ransom.
Mr Beson Gwama,
the new Commissioner of Police in the state, told newsmen on Monday in
Katsina that the suspect was a leader of a kidnap syndicate whose
operations had created fears among the people in the area.
“We arrested the
suspect while attempting to kidnap the manager of a filling station who
is the son of a business mogul in the state.
“The ring leader
came to the filling station with a fake policeman who abducted the son
of the businessman to an unknown destination and later demanded for
ransom.
“Luck, however, ran against them when the kidnapped victim escaped from his captors and returned home.
“The kidnapping
expert was arrested while attempting to escape with the ransom that the
victim’s parents paid at a scene outside Malumfashi town but his two
accomplices managed to escape,” he said.
Gwana appealed
to members of the public to always assist the police with useful
information about the activities of criminals in the state.
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