- Policeman Rejects ₦1m Bribe from Kidnapper During Arrest
Following the abduction and murder of Nabeeha Al-Kadriyar and several other kidnapping victims in the Federal Capital Territory, the Nigeria Police Force has apprehended a suspected kidnapper believed to be involved in these heinous crimes.
The Police, in a statement on Sunday, disclosed that a 28-year-old Bello Mohammed was apprehended in a Kaduna hotel raid on January 20 with N2.25 million in suspected ransom money.
Upon interrogation, Mohammed confessed to being part of the gang responsible for the kidnapping of family members in Bwari on January 2. He also admitted to participating in the murder of some of their victims, including Nabeeha, in a camp in Kaduna State on January 13.
“The operatives of the Nigeria Police Force, on January 20, 2024, arrested one Bello Mohammed, 28, of Zamfara State, in Kaduna.
“The Divisional Police Officer, Tafa Division, acting on intelligence, raided one hotel in Tafa Area, Kaduna, where he arrested Bello, with the sum of N2.25m (two million, two hundred and fifty million naira) only, suspected to be proceeds of ransoms collected from kidnapped victims within the area,” the statement noted.
He further admitted that the gang killed some of their kidnapped victims, including Nabeeha, in a camp in Kaduna State on January 13.
The statement from the police read:“The suspect, during interrogation, confessed to being part of the gang that kidnapped the family members of one Barrister Ariyo in Bwari, FCT, on January 2, 2024, and killed some kidnapped victims, including Nabeeha, f, daughter of the legal practitioner, on January 13, 2024, in a kidnappers camp in Kaduna State.
“The suspect, in a dramatic situation, offered N1,000,000 (one million naira only) to induce the DPO, who rejected the offer and carried out his duty diligently.”
The MATRIX had reported how about 19 abductees were taken away by bandits from the Sagwari Estate Layout in the Dutsen-Alhaji area in the Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
The kidnappers had killed four of the hostages, including Nabeeha Al-Kadriyar, a 400-level student of Biological Science, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, and 13-year-old Folashade Ariyo. Nabeeha was abducted alongside six other siblings.
