The Police in Borno State have arrested four suspected kidnappers and rescued one victim at Tuga village in Damboa Local Government Area of the state.
The Commissioner, Mr Danian Chukwu, disclosed this at a news conference in Maiduguri.
Chukwu disclosed that the suspects had on Dec. 13, 2018, kidnapped one Hassan Muhammad and requested for N21 million ransom from his family.
He explained that one of the suspects, Usman Abdul, 18, was arrested at the victim’s house when he went to collect the money.
Chukwu disclosed that Abdul escorted a team of the police and members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) to their hideout where three other members of the gang were apprehended.
The suspects were Adamu Dan-Rani, 20; Usman Musa, 40; and Musa Haruna, 74.
Chukwu said that the police recovered one AK-47 riffle, a pistol, Dane gun and 32 pieces of ammunition; adding that some family members of the victim sustained injuries in the rescue mission.
According to him, the…
