Ijustdey, Nairaland
Mohammed Ahmadu, a suspected kidnapper, had to pay a ransom of N1.5 million when he was abducted by a rival gang.
According to Frank Mba, force public relations officer, Ahmadu was held by a group led by one Buba Babu.
Both suspects were paraded in Abuja on Monday afternoon.
Mba both suspects operated around the federal capital territory (FCT) and the north-central region at large.
“Investigations by the police team revealed that Abubakar is a member and armourer of a gang that has carried out several kidnaps for ransom operations along Lokoja-Abuja/Abuja –Kaduna highways and other major highways in the north-central states of the country.
“Interestingly, this group carried out the abduction of one Mohammed Ahmadu a.k.a CONFIRM ‘m’, 30 years, a kidnap kingpin and leader of another notorious kidnapping group in the north-central when he came to their hideout in the forest to sell live ammunition to the group.
“He was held and shot in the hand until his gang members paid a ransom of One Million, Five Hundred and Fifty-five Thousand Naira (N1,555,000.00) only for his release. Five AK47 rifles, five magazines and 120 rounds of AK47 ammunition were recovered from Abubakar Umaru at his hideout in the forest.”