Luck runs out of some suspected kidnappers after they were involved in a motor accident at Angwan Mayo, Kokona Local Government Area of Nasarawa State on Monday.
The suspects had just collected a ransom after abducting an Abuja-based lawyer and were on their way to Plateau State when their vehicle crashed.
Following the crash, the two suspects fled, but one, Mohammed Tahir of Barkin Ladi, Plateau State, was arrested through a combined effort of the military and police.
The Police Public Relations Officer for the Nasarawa State Command, Ramhan Nansel, confirmed the incident, stating that authorities recovered ₦6.9 million cash, three rifles, and ammunition from the accident vehicle.
Nansel said the arrested suspect confessed that “he was a member of a seven-man kidnap gang responsible for the abduction of a lawyer in Nyanya, Abuja (FCT), from whom ransom was collected.”
He further admitted that “he and another accomplice were on their way to Jos to share the proceeds of the crime before the accident occurred.” The police command noted that efforts are ongoing to apprehend the remaining suspects at large.
The Commissioner of Police, Nasarawa State Command, CP Shettima Jauro Mohammed, psc, mnips, directed that the suspect and the recovered exhibits be moved to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Lafia, “for further investigation.”
The commissioner also reassured the public of the command’s “unwavering commitment to working with sister security agencies to rid the state and its environs of crime and criminality.”
In addition, “He also applauded members of the public for their vigilance and urged them to keep supporting the police and other security agencies in the state.”
