Operatives from the Federal Capital Territory Police Command have arrested a 20-year-old kidnap kingpin, Buhari Muhammad, and five others in a hotel in Abuja.
The suspects were arrested following intelligence on their activities, which included the kidnap of one Joshua Eze.
Eze, who was abducted on January 27, 2023, was rescued unhurt by operatives of the FCT Police Command on January 28, 2024.
Announcing the arrest of the suspects in a statement on Monday, the spokesperson of the Command, Josephine Adeh, stated that one AK-47 and N350,000 were recovered from the suspects.
Adeh, a Superintendent of Police, said: “Police operatives of the FCT Police Command attached to Anti-Kidnapping Unit in the continued fight against criminality in FCT, on 02/02/2024 acting on credible intelligence arrested one Buhari Muhammad ‘m’ 20 years, a wanted kidnap kingpin; Muhammad Sabiu ‘m’ 20 years, Isah Abdullahi ‘m’, Hamzat Musa ‘m’ 21 years, Fatima Abdullahi ‘f’ 22 years and Zuliat Yusuf ‘f’ 23 years in a hotel in Bassa Village in FCT.
“The notorious kidnap syndicate was responsible for the abduction of one Joshua Eze, the husband to Blessing Eze who suffered a bullet injury in the process of her husband’s abduction on 27/01/2024 and was subsequently rescued unhurt by Police operatives of the Command on 28/01/2024.
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“One AK47 rifle, 10 mobile phones, cash sum of three hundred and forty-five thousand naira and some other valuables were recovered from the suspects who have since confessed to the crime and other kidnapping incidents in the Territory.
“While the investigation is still ongoing, the Commissioner of Police FCT, CP Benneth Igweh wishes to assure members of the public of his commitment to rid FCT of criminality in all its manifestations.
“He equally urges residents to report suspicious activities.”
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