The Nigeria Police Force says its Intelligence Response Team has solved two separate cases involving a staged kidnapping and a suspected kidnapping and armed robbery gang.
Police spokesperson CSP Ani Iniedu said operatives arrested 34 year old Nansik Wuyep Sule over the reported abduction of two year old Rito Jesse Davou.
According to the police, investigation showed that Sule allegedly worked with the child’s biological mother, Catherine Davou, to stage the kidnapping and make it appear that the child had been abducted. An initial ransom demand of N7 million was made.
‘’Further investigation revealed that the child was kept at Sule’s residence, where a subsequent ransom demand of N15 million was made. Another suspect, Luka Emmanuel Butdam, was also arrested for allegedly making calls to the child’s grandmother in connection with the ransom demand.
The child was subsequently located and safely rescued and, after receiving medical attention, handed over to his biological father.” he said
In a separate operation, police arrested Idris Mohammed a.k.a. Yellow and Mohammed Bello Adams over the alleged k!dnapping of commercial driver Idris Zakari Baba and other related crimes.
Iniedu said Baba was lured into transporting Mohammed from Abuja to Zaria before armed men intercepted him, took him into the bush and held him until N3 million was paid as ransom.
His 2012 Toyota Corolla was later traced to Bauchi State and recovered while Mohammed allegedly attempted to sell it.
Investigators also linked the suspects to the reported k!dnapping of Pastor David Dahni and his driver, Abdullahi Abubakar, over which N10.5 million was reportedly paid.
