I Joined A Kidnap Gang To Raise Money For My Business – Suspect

The Niger State Police Command has arrested two suspected kidnappers in Muburya Village, Mariga Local Government Area of the state.

The Policemen attached to the Bangi Division arrested the suspects identified as Aliyu Sabo and Abdullahi Wanzam

A report had it that Shehu Hawsawa had reported at the police station that his brother identified
as Ado Ali had informed him about a plan by some hoodlums suspected to be kidnappers to abduct him.

A further report revealed that the suspects were arrested by the police following the complain.

Sabo while speaking with newsmen noted that he ventured into kidnapping in order to raise capital for business because he was unable to raise money for his farming.

“The farm I was managing belongs to someone else; the money I made wasn’t enough to set up my own business. That was the reason I joined a kidnap gang but unfortunately, the police arrested me.”

The spokesperson of the command, Wasiu Abiodun, noted that an investigation is ongoing, he further stated that the suspects would soon be arraigned.

The suspects were apprehended by a team of policemen attached to the Bangi Division.