Police nab minors’ abductor, others in Nasarawa

A 22-year-old man, Hamza Yusuf has been arrested by officers of the Nigeria Police Force for alleged abduction of minors in Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital.

Yusuf was displayed at the state command headquarters in Lafia on Friday alongside 29 other accused criminals, including fraudsters, kidnappers, and armed robbers, who were also apprehended around the state.

Yusuf, who confessed to the act, claimed that he and his accomplices had received hundreds of thousands of naira from his prior kidnapping before being apprehended on July 13.

Ramhan Nansel, the state police spokeswoman, stated that efforts are being made to apprehend the conspirators, while investigations into additional suspects have begun in preparation for prosecution.

Nansel said 30 other suspects paraded comprised 15 suspected kidnappers, two armed robbers, four cultists and nine others for offences not revealed. Also, two firearms and two ammunition were recovered during the raids.