The Nigeria Police Force has arrested the alleged mastermind behind the March 29, 2022 Abuja-Kaduna train att@ck that left some passengers k+lled and scores abd¥cted.
The suspect, identified as Ibrahim Abdullahi aka Mande, is also said to be behind the kidn@pping and m¥rder of students of Greenfield University and the many abd¥ctions along the Abuja-Kaduna highway.
Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, who made this known in Kaduna on Thursday, May 2, said 48 AK-47 rifles were seized during Mande’s arrest and efforts were underway to identify his sponsor and supplier of w£apons.
“On 12th January 2024, police operatives attached to an anti-kidn@pping unit of Kaduna State Criminal Investigation Department, based on credible information swooped in and arrested one Ibrahim Abdullahi aka MANDE at Abuja-Kaduna Road flyover by Rido Junction.
The suspect confessed to being the leader of a kidn@p syndicate t£rrorizing the Kaduna-Abuja highway, ranked among other criminals like Dogo Gide and Bello Turji.
He had participated in various kidn@pping incidents including the kidn@pping incident at Green Field University and he partook in almost all the kidn@ppings along the Abuja-Kaduna highway.”