Nasarawa State Police Command Arrest Suspected Kidnapper, Recovers N547,000 Ransom


The Nasarawa State police command have arrested a suspected kidnapper, Abdulkarim Zakri and recovered a sum of N547,000 ransom for the kidnapping of Cironman Fulani at Arugbada village of Nasarawa Eggon local government area.

Ramhan Nansel, the Nasarawa State spokesperson of the Command, made this known on Sunday in a press release posted on their X handle.

“On 27/10/2024 at about 1130hrs, police operatives attached to 38 PMF Akwanga in collaboration with men of the Nasarawa Eggon Division arrested one Abdulkarim Zakari of Konba village, Wamba Local Government Area of Nasarawa State in connection to a case of kidnapping undergoing investigation.

“Upon interrogation, he confessed to being part of the syndicate that kidnapped Ciroman Fulani at Arugbadu where they collected a ransom of five million Naira, N5m, and was given his share of one million and two hundred thousand Naira only N1.2m, ” Nansel stated.

He also mentioned that the Commissioner of Police, Umar Shehu Nadada has ordered a manhunt for the remaining suspects involved in the kidnapping.

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