The Kwawa State Police Department foiled two attempts of kidnapping and arrested four suspects linked to Ifelodun and Baruten local government areas in the state.
The headquarters made breakthroughs on January 9 and 15, 2025, respectively, when its man successfully tracked and arrested various locations of the shares, the headquarters of the Ifelodun local government area and the headquarters of Ilesha-Baruba and the Baruten local government area Ilesha-Baruba headquarters status.
State Police Commander spokesman Toun Ejire-Aadeyemi confirmed the arrests of four suspected kidnappers in two separate statements Thursday. She mentioned that the police also saved the victims of the victims, aiming to kidnap the painful pain, that is, the alleged kidnappers demanded a ransom of 9 million.
“The Kuala State Police Department has successfully thwarted a kidnapping plot and arrested two suspects involved in criminal conspiracy and blackmail. On January 9, 2025, about 1,100 hours, the anti-killing squad of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Command was based on Reports from two people from Ifelodun local government areas received threatening calls and messages asking for a ransom of 5 million NAIRA (n5,000,000) to avoid being kidnapped.
Through intelligence-led operations, police detectives tracked and arrested a Umar Sanni of Tarshan Girgi, Wushishi of Wushishi in Niger State The concerns led to the arrest of Iyana Iyana, Ifelodun Lga, of Iyana. Both suspects acknowledged their role in the crime, including providing phone numbers for numerous potential victims and threats to extortion of money. The suspect has been charged with going to court and taken to jail.
On January 15, 2025, at about 06:30 hours, residents of the camp Ajuba Fulani of Ilesha Baruba found a blank piece of paper with him on it A piece of white paper on the front door of the residence with two phone numbers written on it. After calling one of them, the recipient threatened to kidnap him and his family unless a ransom of 20 million N votes was paid. After negotiations, demand has been reduced to 4 million. The victim immediately reported the case to the police.
Through intelligence-driven operations, operators from the state’s criminal investigation department (anti-kidnapping Squad) successfully tracked the identified phone numbers, resulting in the arrest of two suspects. They are Tukur Muhammad and Yahaya Abdullahi.
During a thorough trial, the suspect admitted to placing his contact information from the victim’s residence to establish communication and coerce ransom. Further investigations uncovered a pattern of criminal activity that showed that suspects have been using multiple phone numbers to threaten and blackmail unsuspecting individuals. The suspect has been prosecuted and remanded in one of a correctional facility in the state. ”
