Operatives of the Nasarawa State Police Command have successfully apprehended a suspected kidnapper and recovered a portion of the ransom amount, totaling N5 million.
In a statement released on Sunday, October 27, 2024, DSP Ramhan Nansel, the spokesperson for the command, revealed that the suspect, Abdulkarim Zakari from Konba, confessed to his involvement in a criminal gang responsible for the kidnapping of a Cironman Fulani in Nasarawa Eggon.
Furthermore, the Police Public Relations Office (PPRO) announced that State Commissioner of Police, CP Umar Shehu Nadada, has issued orders for a manhunt to capture other suspects who have fled.
“The Nasarawa State Police command in its fight against criminals have arrested a suspected kidnapper and recover the sum of Five Hundred and Forty-Seven Thousand Naira said to be part of his share of the ransom collected for the kidnapping of one Cironman Fulani at Arugbadu village of Nasarawa Eggon LGA,” the statement read.
“On 27/10/2024 at about 1130hrs, police operatives attached to 38 PMF Akwanga in collaboration with men of the Nasarawa Eggon Division arrested one Abdulkarim Zakari of Konba village, Wamba Local Government Area of Nasarawa State in connection to a case of kidnapping undergoing investigation.
“Upon interrogation, he confessed to be part of the syndicate that kidnapped Ciroman Fulani at Arugbadu where they collected a ransom of five million Naira (#5,000,000) and was given his share of one million and two hundred thousand Naira (#1,200,000).
“The Commissioner of Police, CP Umar Shehu Nadada psc, mni has ordered a manhunt for the other fleeing members of the syndicate and also commended the officers for sustaining the onslaught against criminals in the state.”
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