The Nasarawa State Police Command confirmed the arrest of three alleged kidnappers in Mararaba.
Babangida Abdullahi (29), Mohammed Abubakar (27), and Yakubu Sani (30), all inhabitants of Aso B Mararaba, Karu LGA, reportedly planned to abduct Ibrahim Idris, one of the suspects’ uncles.
According to a press statement issued by Nasarawa’s Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ramhan Nansel, the suspects phoned Idris and threatened to kidnap him unless he paid N2 million.
Nansel alleged that Idris agreed and left the money at a place provided by the suspects out of fear of being abducted.
He further stated that the suspects collected the money and distributed it among themselves.
Nansel said:
“The suspects allegedly conspired among themselves and placed a call across to one Ibrahim Idris of the same address, an uncle to one of the suspects.
“They threatened to kidnap him if he didn’t pay a ransom of Two Million Naira.
“Scared of being kidnapped, the victim dropped the total sum requested by the suspects at their preferred location; after which they picked it up and shared it among themselves.”
cc: Daily Post Ng
