Four suspected kidnappers in Kano State have been nabbed by operatives of the Edo State Police Command after allegedly collecting ransom from their victims in Edo.
SP Chidi Nwabuzor, the spokesperson of the command, told newsmen that the suspects, Aminu Sadio (24), Umar Aminu (22), Adamu Abubakar (30) and Adamu Tahir (30), were arrested by the Anti- kidnapping and Cyber Crime Unit of the command.
According to him, the police received a report that four persons had been kidnapped at Fugar in Etsako Central Local Government Area of Edo State on January 23.
However, the kidnappers collected the ransom via Union Bank and Moniepoint accounts, respectively.
Nwabuzor added that the police deployed intelligence-based investigation, leading to the arrest of Aminu Sadio and Umar Aminu, owners of the two accounts that received the ransom.
The duo led to the arrest of the other two accomplices, namely, Adamu Abubakar and Adamu Tahir.
