The Adamawa State Police Command, in collaboration with local hunters, successfully apprehended two suspected kidnappers, as announced on Monday.
According to the statement issued by the state Police Public Relations Officer, Suleiman Nguroje, the arrest took place on Sunday. Acting on information, the police and hunters were able to apprehend the two suspects who were on the wanted list of the command.
The suspects were allegedly involved in the kidnapping of Saddam Ahmadu from Belel in Maiha Local Government Area and Buba Adamu from Shani LGA in Borno State.
The statement identified the arrested individuals as Ahmed Muhammad, a 37-year-old resident of Song LGA, and Muhammed Haruna, a 25-year-old resident of Jambutu in Yola North LGA.
The capture occurred at their hideout in Ngurore, Yola South LGA, shortly after they had collected a N4,700,000 ransom from the victims’ relatives.
The police recovered an AK-47 assault rifle with 25 rounds of live ammunition from the suspects.
The state Commissioner of Police, CP Dankombo Morris, commended both the Police Crack Squad and the hunters for their effective community policing strategy, which contributed to the successful arrests.
