Nasarawa Police Nabs 2 Suspected Kidnappers

Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested two suspected kidnappers and recovered incriminating exhibits following a distress report from a victim.

A statement issued by the command’s public relations officer, Superintendent of Police, Rahman Nansel says one Jameson Godwill of Ado Village in Karu local government area of the State, reported to the police that he spotted one of his alleged kidnappers, Musa Babagana, at Mararaba Junction.

Acting on the report, police operatives were swiftly deployed to the scene, where Babagana, Iliyasu Baba, and another suspect, Ibrahim Mohammad, were arrested.

During interrogation, both Musa Babagana and Ibrahim Mohammed confessed to being members of a kidnapping syndicate operating in Abuja and its environs, including Dutse Alhaji, Kubwa, Gwarimpa, Madala, and Suleja in Niger State.

They also admitted to kidnapping victims, detaining them, and demanding ransom from their relatives before release.

Godwill and his younger sibling were kidnapped on January 25, 2025, around 7:30 AM in a commercial vehicle from Mararaba, Karu LGA of Nasarawa state, to CBN Junction, Abuja.

The suspects allegedly robbed them of two mobile phones and sixty-three thousand naira in cash before giving them one thousand naira for transportation back to Mararaba.

Items recovered from the suspects include One Toyota Corolla with registration number FK186 EKO,
Two military camouflage uniforms, one military desert camouflage uniform, and one black paramilitary uniform.

Other items are one military identification card, one paramilitary cap, four SIM cards from different network providers, two jackknives, one pair of handcuffs, one black boots, and a desert boots.

The Commissioner of Police, CP Shetima Jauro Mohammed, has directed that the case be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, CID, for further investigation and prosecution

He also commended the officers for their swift and professional response.

PR. Kalu Idika Kalu