Three kidnap suspects arrested, victims rescued in Adamawa

Three suspected kidnappers have been nabbed and three victims rescued in Adamawa State.

The state police command, which announced this on Tuesday, said the command’s operatives arrested the suspects in an operation on Sunday, December 19.

The command, in a press statement signed by its spokesman, DSP Suleiman Nguroje, said that its operatives attached to Maiha Division received information from a reliable source that some suspected kidnappers were sighted on Pakka Hills situated in a remote side of Maiha Local Government Area.

“The Commissioner of Police, CP Mohammed Ahmed Barde, immediately deployed the command’s operatives attached to Maiha Division in sustained collaboration with military, other sister security agencies and some hunters to the area,” the statement said.

The statement explained that the suspects were rounded up as a result of the move.

It named the suspects as Muhammed Umaru, 37 years old; a resident of Pakka Village, Hamidu Idrisu, 30 years old; and a resident of Macimi village in Maiha local government area, as well as Haruna Musa, 42 years old, and a resident of Macimi village.

The police said the three were arrested after a return of gunshots which resulted in the killing of one of the kidnappers.

“The joint operation led to the rescue of three victims: Hadiza Abubakar, a 35-year-old woman and resident of Kuna village in Maiha,” the Police stated.

It gave the names of the other two who were rescued as Hamidu Musa, 20 years old and a resident of Pella village in Hong Local Government Area; and Buba Sale, 18 years old and a resident of Pella village.

“The suspects, while on interrogation, confessed to having kidnapped the victims from their various addresses and were negotiating for ransom,” the Police added.