Security operatives from the Department of State Services (DSS) have apprehended a wanted kidnapper at the Hajj camp in Abuja during the screening of pilgrims preparing to depart for Saudi Arabia.
A security source revealed that the suspected kidnapper, identified as Yahaya Zango, was arrested on Sunday
Zango, who resides in the Paikon-Kore area of Gwagwalada Area Council in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), had reportedly been declared wanted by security agencies over his alleged involvement in multiple kidnapping incidents.
According to DAILY TRUST, Zango was apprehended after he presented his passport as part of a group of Muslim pilgrims from Abuja preparing to embark on this year’s Hajj pilgrimage.
“It was this afternoon during the screening at the hajj camp in (the) airport when the DSS operatives apprehended him and whisked him away,” the source was quoted as saying.
A senior official from the Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, who preferred to remain anonymous, also confirmed the suspect’s arrest.
The suspect had been on the run following a security-led manhunt.
The Department of State Services (DSS) has yet to issue an official statement regarding the development.
