Police arrest notorious kidnapping gang terrorizing Kaduna-Abuja & its environs (photos)

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Police have arrested a notorious kidnap for ransom gang that has been linked to kidnapping and violent crimes along Kaduna-Abuja and its environs.

The kidnappers; Haruna Adamu ‘M’ 25 yrs Gang Leader, Shaibu Adamu ‘M’ 18 yrs and Abubakar Saidu”M’ 30 yrs, were arrested after coordinated and painstaking investigation by the Intelligence Response Team(IRT) of the IG of Police' monitoring unit.

They were trailed and rounded up at Ungwan Kawu village in Dan Dumi L.G.A in Katsina State.

Exhibits recovered from the gang include: Two Hundred and fifty Thousand naira (N250,000) buried in the ground in a bush at one of the suspects village and a Gione phone (used for negotiation).

According to statement released by the police, this particular gang were responsible for the kidnap of Hon Sani Bello, a current member the House of Representatives, on 2nd August 2016 in his farm along Kaduna –Abuja road and other cases travwd to them.

During interrogation, the suspects confessed to the commission of the offence and also admitted to the various roles individually and collectively played in their criminal enterprise. They also assisted the Police to apprehend other fleeing members of the gang.

The suspects will soon be arraigned in court.

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