‘God-fearing’ kidn@pper arrested while on his way to spend his share of N1.6m ransom in Yobe

Police operatives in Yobe State have arrested a 30-year-old man, Usmanu Garba, who is said to be a member of a notorious kidn@pping syndicate.

The suspect was arrested on Friday, July 5, 2024 while on his way to spend his share of N1.6 million ransom paid by the gang’s latest victim in Babaram Muktum, a Fulani settlement in Gujba LGA of the state.

The spokesperson of the command, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, in a statement on Thursday said: “On July 5, 2024, at about 1300hrs, detectives from the State Intelligent Department (SID) arrested Usmanu Garba, 30, of Katarko Village, Gujba LGA, while on his way to spend his share of the proceeds of a kidn@pping operation.

The suspect is a member of a gang specialized in armed ro%bbery, kidn@pping, and cattle rustling in Gujba and neighbouring towns

The gang was responsible for the recent kidn@pping incident which occurred in Babaram Muktum, a Fulani settlement in Gujba LGA, where the gang kidn@pped a resident and collected a ransom of N1.6 million

They also r%bbed the victim’s father of his Techno phone before releasing the victim. Other syndicate members are on the run, and the command is intensifying efforts to apprehend them.

The suspect further confessed to the crime and is cooperating with detectives as the investigation deepens.”