Benue State
Police Command has busted two kidnap syndicate of eight in Makurdi and
Katsina-Ala including a gang of four allegedly led by a woman believed to be an
associate of the wanted militant leader, Terwase Agwaza, also known as Gana ,
who a week ago abducted a Katsina/Ala-based businessman.
The police
operation also led to the arrest of three women whose responsibilities were to
provide food for the victims, who was rescued alive.
The arrest
is coming few days after Governor Samuel Ortom assented to the anti-kidnapping
bill, which prescribed death penalty for offenders.
Parading the
suspects yesterday at the Command Headquarters in Makurdi, the state’s Police
Commissioner, Mr. Bashir Makama, said the businessman was kidnapped alongside
his son, who was later released to source N20 million as ransom for his father.
Makama said:
“We tracked them from intercepts; that case gave us sleepless nights, but we
got them in their hideout after a gun battle at Abaji in Katsina/Ala and the
notorious criminal, Bem Uga, alias Jugas Jnr , and one Oraondo, alias Bishop ,
were also nabbed without any ransom paid for the releases of the victim, who
was rescued alive.
“During
investigations, we discovered that the lady, who was arrested had the
responsibility of pencilling down those to be kidnapped and those to be killed
by the gang.
“They are
all associates of Gana, the wanted militant leader. Among them is the driver of
Gana’s wife, Queen. They are all giving us useful information.
“Also
arrested, after reliable information, is one Victor Ayanngor, who conspired
with Ordue Abraham, Kelvin Dankor and Emmanuel Terver to kidnap his girlfriend
and collect N200,000 ransom.”
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