Security operatives, comprising police operatives from the Zone 12 Command Headquarters of the Nigeria Police Force in Bauchi, and vigilante groups, have arrested three suspected kidnappers in the Bauch Metropolis.
The suspects are identified as; Al-Amin Umar Yusuf, 38, Mubarak Yahaya Dan Bakwai, 27, and Sadiq Adamu, 21.
It was gathered that the suspects were arrested while trying to whisk their victim away at the Waya Makafi area of Bauchi metropolis.
On Thursday October 7, the suspects stormed the residence of their victim identified as Alhaji Yakubu Iliyasu, a resident of Waya Makafi, and abducted him.
The Zonal Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Thomas Goni, who confirmed the development said; ‘’They are in our custody. Members of vigilante groups working in that area arrested them before the police came. The police came in to reinforce the vigilante.
“They said they need money (from their victim). They were arrested in the process of taking away their victim.”
Goni noted that a discreet investigation has commenced into the case, adding that they would be charged to court for prosecution after completion of the investigation.
Credit: Eons Intelligence
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