Police parade kidnappers of National Assembly lawmaker

The Nigeria police have paraded three suspected kidnappers who allegedly kidnap a member of the National Assembly, Sani Bello early this month.

The kidnappers were paraded at the Force Headquarters in Abuja, North-Central Nigeria on Thursday.

The suspects are Haruna Adamu, 25, who is the gang leader; Shaibu Adamu, 18, and Abubakar Saidu, 30.

Exhibits recovered from the suspects are N250,000 buried in the ground in a bush at one of the suspects village and a Gione phone (used for negotiation).

A statement from the Force Public Relations Officer, Don Awunah said the notorious kidnap for ransom gang linked to kidnapping and violent crimes along Kaduna-Abuja and its environs and were arrested after coordinated and painstaking investigation by the Intelligence Response Team (IRT) of the Inspector General of Police, IGP’s monitoring unit.

“These dare devil gangsters were responsible for the kidnap of Hon Sani Bello, a current member the House of Representatives, on 2 August, 2016 in his farm along Kaduna-Abuja road. Also, the Kidnap of other persons were traced to them.

“The suspects were trailed and rounded up at Ungwan Kawu village in Dan Dumi L.G.A in Katsina State. During interrogation, the suspects voluntarily confessed to the commission of the offence and also admitted to the various roles individually and collectively played in their criminal enterprise.

“One of the suspects, Shaibu Adamu led operatives to a location in the nearby village (Kawu village) where he buried part of the ransom money. The sum of N250,000 in a polythene bag was recovered and marked as exhibit.

“The arrested suspects are assisting the police to apprehend other fleeing members of the gang. The suspects will soon be arraigned in court for justice to take its course,” the statement said.

The statement said the Ag Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris reassured Nigerians that the police would not relent its commitment and determination to ensure that criminals and their collaborators had their day in court to face the wrath of the law.