The police command in Nasarawa said its operatives attached to the Akwanga Area Command had arrested a suspected kidnapper, Abubakar Mohammed, 28, of Wamba road, Akwanga Local Government Area.
Upon interrogation, the suspect confessed to being a member of a five-man gang of kidnappers who had been were terrorizing Barkin Ladi area of Plateau State, but relocated to Wamba road, Akwanga LGA, Nasarawa State, after two of his gang members were neutralized by security operatives during a fierce gun duel in Plateau State.
The Commissioner of Police, Adesina Soyemi, has ordered that the case be transferred to the Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the state command for a more thorough investigation.
He also commended the officers for a job well done, and warned all criminals to steer clear of Nasarawa State or prepare to meet their waterloo.