Nemesis at Work?: Kidnappers Involved in Road Crash After Collecting Ransom from Abuja Lawyer, Police Recovers N6.9 Million Cash, 3 Riffles
By: Israel Adeleke
As the saying goes "all day for the thieves, one day for the owner", OPEN TELEVISION NAIJA (OTN) News reports as gathered that suspected kidnappers who just collected a ransom of 6.9 million naira in cash after abducting an Abuja-based lawyer, were involved in a motor accident at Angwan Mayo, Kokona Local Government Area of Nasarawa State on their way to Plateau State.
OTN News further reports as gathered that the the Police Public Relations Officer for the Nasarawa State Command, Ramhan Nansel, who confirmed the incident, stated that authorities recovered ₦6.9 million cash, three rifles, and ammunition from the accident vehicle.
The spokesperson explained that the suspects who were on their way to Plateau State when their vehicle crashed, fled, but one, Mohammed Tahir of Barkin Ladi, Plateau State, was arrested through a combined effort of the military and police.
According to Nansel, 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 said the suspect further admitted that “he and another accomplice were on their way to Jos to share the proceeds of the crime before the accident occurred.”
Furthermore, 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.”
The police command, however, noted that efforts are ongoing to apprehend the remaining suspects at large.
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