Niger police recover N3.2m from seven kidnap suspects

The Police Command in Niger recovered N3.2 million from seven suspected kidnappers after their arrest at the Shiroro and New Bussa areas of the state.

The police said the money was a ransom paid to the suspects by their kidnapped victims.

The Police Spokesman, Wasiu Abiodun said while parading the suspects in Minna said four of them were arrested on Gwada/Shiroro Road while the other three were apprehended on Ibbi/New Bussa Road.

Three of the suspects said the money was the ransom for three victims they kidnapped in Nasko and Mashegu local government areas, The Nations reports.

The suspects include Usman Shehu, Bello Muhammed and Ibrahim Shuaibu who said they came from Kebbi State for the operation.

Usman said the total ransom cash was N8 million, adding that they were unfortunate to have been caught while on their way to Minna to share the money.

“I didn’t expect that we would be caught. It is true that we kidnapped the people but we never knew we would be caught.”

The other suspects arrested along Gwada/Shiroro Road included Abdulkareem Mohammed, Nura Ibrahim, Jamilu Mohammed and Hauwa Mohammed.

Hauwa, a female, confessed that she links the suspects to motorcycle riders after they have kidnapped their victims, according to The Nations.

Abdulkareem Mohammed confessed that his group is part of the bandits terrorising Kussasu/Galadima Kogo area of Shiroro council.

Police said they recovered N1.5 million from the second group of kidnappers.