Weeks after allegedly abducting twin sisters in Zamfara, police nab 12 suspects
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) said, on Monday, December 31, it had arrested 12 suspects in connection with the kidnapping of twin sisters in Dauran Village in Zurmi local government area of Zamfara state some weeks ago.
According to the police, the suspects are: Nafiu Usman, 28, gang leader, Farouk Usman, Alhaji Ibrahim, Ibrahim Ibrahim, Kabiru Usman, 30,Salisu Wadata, Shehu Mohammed, Bala Garba, 60, and Awal Jibrin, 41, among orders.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) quotes the spokesperson of the police force, Jimoh Moshood, as disclosing this while addressing newsmen in Abuja.
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According to the report, Moshood said that items recovered from the suspects include: six AK 47 rifles, four magazines, 34 AK 47 live ammunition and four swords.
Legit.ng understands that Moshood said that the suspects kidnapped Hassana and her twin sister, Hussaina Bala, 18, on October 21, when they went to distribute their wedding invitation cards.
The force spokesperson said that the suspects who were arrested in various criminal hideouts in Katsina and Zamfara states, confessed to the crime and admitted to the various roles they had played in it.
He was quoted as saying the suspects also admitted collecting N15 million as ransom where they shared N500,000 each before releasing their victims.
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Moshood said that effort was being intensified to arrest the gang leader, Dankarami, second in command to the gang leader, Yellow who negotiated the ransom and Sirajo Dogo who masterminded the kidnap.
He added that the ongoing raids of criminal hideouts and black spots to remove all criminal elements would continue across the country into the 2019 general elections and beyond.
Legit.ng earlier reported that the famous Zamfara twin sisters, Hassana and Hussaina, who were kidnapped while distributing wedding invitation cards regained freedom.
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