The police have revealed the photograph of the terrorist who kidnapped six sisters in Abuja on January 2 and killed one of them over delay in payment of ransom.
The five sisters were rescued last week at the Kajuru forest by a combined ream of military and police personnel.
A week after the rescue of the sisters, and other kidnapped persons, the kingpin of the game that carried out the dastardly act was apprehended. He is Bello Mohammed, a 28-year-old native of Zamfara State.
He was apprehended by operatives of the Nigeria Police Force on January 20th, 2024 in Kaduna.
According to a statement by Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, the Divisional Police Officer, Tafa Division, acting on intelligence, raided one hotel in Tafa Area, Kaduna, where Bello Mohammed was arrested with the sum of N2.25 million suspected to be proceeds of ransoms collected from kidnapped victims within the area.
According to the police, Bello Mohammed during interrogation, confessed to be part of the gang that kidnapped the family members of one Barrister Ariyo in Bwari, FCT, on 2nd January 2024, and killed some kidnapped victims, including Nabeeha, daughter of legal practitioner, on 13th January, 2024, in a kidnappers camp, in Kaduna State.
The suspect, the police said, offered N1 million to induce the DPO, who rejected the offer and carried out his duty diligently.
The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has ordered that the suspect, who also confessed to the involvement of the already five (5) neutralized bandits in Kaduna by the IRT, headed by one Mai Gemu (aka Godara), whose deadly camp has also been destroyed, be handed over to the DFI-IRT in Abuja for discreet investigations into the matter and arrest of all other culprits responsible for the dastardly act. The suspect is currently helping the police in their investigations.
While commending the DPO Tafa, SP Idris Ibrahim, for the commitment and professionalism displayed in the case, he further assured that the Police would leave no stone unturned in decimating criminally minded individuals and bequeathing to Nigerians a more secure society for all and sundry in our dear country, Nigeria.
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