They were arrested after they kidnapped 9-year-old Mustapha Ibrahim on 18/10/2023 at about 1800hrs.
A six-man kidnap gang terrorising border communities in Adamawa State has been busted. The Nigerian police also rescued a 9-year-old victim, Mustapha Ibrahim in the process.
The spokesperson for the state police command, SP Suleiman Nguroje, disclosed this to Saharareporters on Monday.
He said, "The Adamawa Police Command has 19/10/2023 arrested six suspected kidnappers for allegedly kidnapping a 9-year-old boy after demanding N5 million ransom in Mubi-South Local Government Area of the state.
"The suspects are Abubakar Mohammed, 23-year-old; Auwal Usman, 21-year-old; Mohammed Abubakar, 37-year-old; Umar Mohammed; 20-year-old; Abdulhameed Musa, 19-year-old and Muhammad Nasir, 20-year-old; all residents of Maiha Road and Kaba Ward in Mubi-South/North LGAs.
"They were arrested after they kidnapped 9-year-old Mustapha Ibrahim on 18/10/2023 at about 1800hrs.
"The suspects were arrested following a complaint received by the father of the victim on October 19th, 2023 that some unknown faces came to his house around 1800hrs with pretence to buy Zobo juice (locally brewed none alcoholic beverage) and lured out his 9-year-old boy.
"The Commissioner of Police, Afolabi Babatola, while expressing happiness, commended the DPO (Divisional Police Officer) Mubi South and his men for rescuing an innocent child and denying the criminals the opportunity of escaping arrest."