Police Arrest Kidnap Gang, Recover N10.1 Million Ransom Collected From Them

The police have recovered N10.1 million from a kidnap gang in Sokoto State which is money collected as ransom from a businessman.
The Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), DCP Frank Mba, disclosed this at a media briefing in Abuja on Monday, October 21.
He said the amount was part of the ransom paid by one of their victims, Alhaji Tuku Zubairu, a wealthy businessman in Sokoto State.
He said the gang was formed in Katsina Prison, adding that members were prisoners who had been prosecuted by the police.
Mba said they were either serving jail terms or rounding up their sentences while others were in the prison awaiting trials.
“Somehow, they were able to get themselves together while in the prison, formed a deadly gang and while in the prison, they hatched the plot to kidnap one Alhaji Tuku Zubairu.
“As soon as they were out from the prison, they embarked on that mission, kidnapped the businessman and collected ransom running into several millions from him.
“We went after them and as I speak to you today, all the gang members have been arrested and a total sum of N10.1 million, part of the ransom they collected has been recovered,” he said.
He said the police had also arrested another deadly kidnap gang known as the Shaibu DanKaduna, responsible for terrible crimes along Kaduna axis and some parts of the North Central zone of the country.
According to him, on August 11 this gang ambushed a team of police operatives that were on a mission and killed four of the operatives.
“Ever since then, we have not relented on our efforts and as I speak to you, majority of members of that gang have been arrested.
“The rifles of the operatives that were snatched after killing them have all been recovered.
“The leader of that gang, Shaibu Dan Kaduna has been killed, he died during an exchange of bullet with police operatives on October 3,” he said.