42-Year-Old Ibrahim Hassan Arrested for Kidnapping Herdsman
- A suspected kidnapper 42-year-old man, Ibrahim Hassan, has been arressted by the police in Nasarawa
- He was accused of kidnapping a herdsman, Abubakar Babiri, in the Awe local government area of the state
- According to the police, the suspect who claimed he collected N5million from the crime had already confessed
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The Nasarawa state police command has arrested a 42-year-old man, Ibrahim Hassan, for allegedly kidnapping a herdsman, Abubakar Babiri, in the Awe local government area of the state.
Our correspondent gathered that the suspect abducted the 23-year-old while he was grazing his cattle.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Ramhan Nansel, disclosed this while speaking to our correspondent in Lafia on Wednesday.
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He said:
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“The police received information that one Abubakar Babiri, a 23-year-old herdsman of Jangwa village in Awe LGA of the state, was abducted at his Ruga by unknown armed men and his family were made to pay N10m as ransom before he was released.
“Upon receipt of the information, the command’s anti-kidnapping unit was deployed to carry out extensive investigation and arrest the perpetrators of the act.
“Consequently, while acting on credible intelligence, the gang leader of the kidnap syndicate, Ibrahim Hassan (Bature), a 42-year-old man, was arrested and upon interrogation, the suspect confessed to the commission of the offence.
“He further stated that he took N5m as his share of the ransom and shared the rest to his boys who are presently at large and efforts are being made to arrest them.”
To facilitate release of abducted Abuja-Kaduna train passengers, FG makes 1 important move, relatives react
The federal government said it had opened a communication channel with the abductors of passengers on the Monday, March 28, Kaduna-bound train.
This information was disclosed by the chairman of a group of relatives of victims of the ill-fated train Jimoh Fatai.
Fatai said they are hopeful that their loved ones would be released and return home to their families in due time.
Relatives of 26 kidnap victims begin individual search for N20m as collective bargain with terrorists fails
Bandits who attacked the Angwar Bulus community of Chikun local government area of Kaduna state have opened negotiations with families of victims abducted on Monday, March 28.
The bandits were said to have opened negotiations with relatives of the victims of kidnapping after a collective effort by many individuals and groups including the government.
Recall that the bandits had demanded N20 million as a ransom from the community after they succeeded in killing two people and abducting 26 others on March 31.
Although one of the victims of the abduction was released on health grounds, the bandits said the other captives would be released once the N20 million ransom is paid.
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