Nasarawa police stop kidnap attempt, catch four suspects

The police have stopped a plan to kidnap a man in Obi Local Government Area of Nasarawa State.

The police spokesperson in Nasarawa, Ramhan Nansel, who is a superintendent of police, shared this in a statement on Wednesday.

The police said four suspects involved in the plot were arrested by the State Intelligence Department (SID) in Lafia. They acted based on what they called credible intelligence.

The suspects are Yahaya Musa, Likita Adamu, Riga Abdullahi, and Saidu Alhaji Gari. They all come from Adudu district.

Mr Nansel said the suspects aimed to abduct Ibrahim Abdullahi, who is popularly known as Alhaji Na’iye. He added that the police found out about the plan before the suspects could carry it out.

Two of the suspects were caught on 19 September, while the other two were arrested on 22 and 23 September.

“During interrogation, the suspects confessed to the crime and revealed their plan to kill the victim after collecting the ransom,” Mr Nansel stated.

The police have moved the suspects to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) in Lafia. They will face further investigation and prosecution.