One of the suspected gang of kidnappers in the Kpakungu community in the Chanchaga Local Government Area of Niger State has confessed to the abduction of one Halima Ibrahim on May 11, 2019.
Mohammed, 25, reportedly abducted the victim and held her in captivity for over two weeks while demanding N150,000 ransom before her release.
He said, “We are from the Katcha Local Government Area of the state. I knew that Aliyu Musa has proposed to Halima and I knew he would do anything to secure her freedom, hence I kidnapped her.
“I called him with her number and told him that she had been kidnapped and ordered him to drop the sum of N150,000 in a location if he wanted her released. He offered to pay N65,000.”
According to the suspect, his gang was only interested in kidnapping newly-wed women or those about to wed because their husbands/fiancés would be prepared to pay ransom.
Confirming the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Muhammad Abubakar, said a team of policemen attached to the Kpakungu Police Station apprehended the suspect following a tip-off.
Abubakar said the victim was rescued by the police personnel, adding that the matter had been charged to court.
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