By Desire Emmanuel
Three members of a kidnapping gang have been arrested by men of the Edo State Police Command in collaboration with members of the state security corps inside a forest in the state after they abducted a female victim.
The kidnappers, whose names were given as Nura Dahiru, aged 22 years; Ibrahim Yakubu, aged 25 years and Abubakar Inusa, aged 23 years, were arrested on May 15.
According to the command in a statement on Tuesday, May 26, the abductors picked up the lady in the early hours of May 9 and released her later in the evening of the same day apparently after payment of ransom.
According to reports, a few days later, the lady sighted one of those who kidnapped her inside Jattu Market and raised the alarm which made a mob to gather, leading to a call made to the operatives of the Jattu Divisional Headquarters of the command.
Following the receipt of the call, the command, with the help of the state security corps, went to the scene and apprehended him. He subsequently led the operatives to the forest where two other kidnappers were arrested.
During their parade and in the course of investigation, the three kidnappers were identified by Jemila and one other resident as members of the kidnapping gang responsible for their abduction.
They were said to have given more useful information to the police operatives while the matter had been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for more investigation.
They are also expected to be charged to court at the conclusion of the investigation.
