Two suspected interstate kidnappers who demanded N5million ransom before releasing an 8 year old boy in Adamawa state have been arrested.
The suspects, Junaidu Muhammed, 28 and Aliyu Alhaji Aliyu, 55 are residents of Lambata Local Government Area, Niger state.
A statement by the Police Public Relation Officer(PPRO), DSP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, said that the accused persons were arrested on the 3rd October, 2021 by the command's operatives attached to State intelligent Bureau (SIB) in Yola.
He said that the operatives acted on a report lodged by one Alhaji Hamisu Sule a resident of Lafiya village, a suburb of Chigari in Fufore LGA on the 1st October, 2021 on the abduction of his 8 year old son named Jafaru Hamisu.
He said that the accused persons who took the boy to Niger state, demanded N5million ranson before releasing him, saying during the operation, the police were able to rescue the boy and recovered the sum of N40, 000 from the suspects.
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