In an Abuja hotel, authorities arrested Buhari Muhammad, a notorious kidnapping kingpin, along with five others.
In an Abuja hotel,
authorities arrested
Buhari Muhammad, a
notorious kidnapping
kingpin, along with five
others.
The police in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, apprehended suspected notorious kidnappers, including one Buhari Muhammad and five other members of their syndicate in Abuja.
According to a statement released on Monday by the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, the suspects were arrested at a hotel in Bassa village in the nation’s capital.
The statement identified the five other suspects as a wanted kidnapping kingpin, Muhammad Sabiu, Isah Abdullahi, Hamzat Musa, Fatima Abdullahi, and Zuliat Yusuf.
The notorious kidnapping syndicate was held responsible for the abduction of Joshua Eze, the husband of Blessing Eze, who sustained a bullet injury during her husband’s abduction.
Joshua was kidnapped on January 27, 2024, but was rescued unharmed by Police operatives of the command after 24 hours.
The PPRO confirmed that the arrest was carried out by the command’s operatives attached to the Anti-Kidnapping Unit, dedicated to combating criminal activities in the territory.
She further stated that one AK-47 rifle, 10 mobile phones, a cash sum of N345,000, and other valuables were recovered from the suspects.
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