The Police in Niger State have arrested a suspected kidnapper in Kontagora Local Government Area of the state.
According to a statement by the command’s spokesperson, SP Wasiu Abiodun, over the weekend, the suspect, identified as Nasiru Isyaka, and his gang allegedly attacked Sabon-Gari Mangu Matachibu village, killing one person and abducting two others.
The police said that Isyaka, a resident of the same village, was arrested on January 17, 2025, when he visited the home of one of the rescued victims, who recognised him as one of the kidnappers.
“On January 17th, 2025 at about 10am, Police operatives of ‘A’ Div Kontangora arrested one Nasiru Isyaka of Sabon-Gari Mangu Matachibu village via Kontagora.
“The suspect was arrested in connection with a kidnapping incident that occurred on December 29th, 2024 at the same village, where some armed men invaded the village, shot a victim dead and kidnapped two others, but were later rescued through a joint security effort.
“In the course of preliminary investigation, the suspect was arrested when he visited one of the victims in his home, and he was identified to be one of the kidnappers.
“One locally made short gun was recovered from him and he confessed to the crime,” the statement read
