Police Nab Kidnappers Who Collected Ransom Through Two Banks

The Police Command in Edo State have arrested four suspected kidnappers in Kano after collecting ransom from their victims whom they kidnapped in Edo State.

The suspects, Aminu Sadio, 24; Umar Aminu, 22; Adamu Abubakar, 30, and Adamu Tahir, 30, were arrested in Kano State.

According to the command’s spokesperson, SP Chidi Nwabuzor, the suspects were arrested by the Anti-kidnapping and Cyber Crime Unit of the command while investigating a case of kidnapping.

Nwabuzor disclosed that the police received a report of the kidnap of four persons at Fugar, Edo State on January 23 and the alleged collection of ransom by the kidnappers through Union Bank and Moniepoint respectively.

He explained that the police used intelligence-based investigation in carrying out the arrest of Aminu Sadio and Umar Aminu, the owners of the two accounts that received the ransom.

According to him, the police also arrested Adamu Abubakar and Adamu Tahir, who are accomplices in the kidnapping case.

The PPRO stated, “Operatives of the Edo State Police Command have arrested four suspected kidnappers in Kano after collecting ransom from their victims in Edo State.

The suspects, Aminu Sadio, 24; Umar Aminu, 22; Adamu Abubakar, 30, and Adamu Tahir, 30; were alleged to have kidnapped their victims in Fugar, Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo State but were arrested in Kano State,” he added.

“Nwabuzor said investigation had commenced and that suspects would soon be charged to court.

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