- Police Arrest Three Notorious Kidnap Suspects Linked to Abuja Murders
- Police Command stated that the suspects were located and arrested in Kaduna, Niger, and Nasarawa States
- …Others at large
The Federal Capital Territory, FCT Police Command has apprehended three notorious kidnap suspects who had long been wanted for their involvement in a string of high-profile abductions and murders in Abuja and surrounding areas,Eko Hot Blog reports.
In a statement released on Thursday, the Command’s spokesperson, Josephine Adeh, stated that the suspects were located and arrested in Kaduna, Niger, and Nasarawa States.
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She named the suspects as Ya’u Shittu from Kafanchan LGA in Kaduna State; Sale Usman from Niger State; and Ibrahim Abdullahi from Mpape, Abuja.
According to the statement, the suspects were on the Command’s wanted list and “belong to a ruthless kidnapping syndicate responsible for multiple violent crimes across the Territory.”
“Upon interrogation, the suspects voluntarily confessed to their involvement in several heinous acts, including the kidnapping of four men in the Katampe and Shishipe I communities, as well as the abduction and murder of a pastor in Mpape in 2024.”
Further investigations also connected them to the kidnapping of three children from Ruga Shishipe in Mpape, during which their father was killed while trying to resist the attackers.
“The suspects also admitted to the recent abduction of a woman for whom a ransom of ₦10,000,000 (ten million naira) was paid, with each gang member receiving ₦500,000 (five hundred thousand naira).”
“It was further uncovered that Ibrahim Abdullahi served as the gang’s arms supplier.”
He took the police to the group’s hideout in Bukuru, Nasarawa State, on June 18, 2025. Upon the police team’s arrival, other gang members opened fire. The officers responded with superior firepower. Abdullahi tried to escape but was shot, injured, and rearrested, while the others fled and are now being pursued.
“Exhibits recovered from the hideout include a long knife and assorted charms. All arrested suspects are in custody, and efforts are underway to apprehend the fleeing members of the gang.”
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