Police operatives have arrested one Bello Mohammed, 28, in Kaduna for the kidnapping and gruesome murder of the Gwari lady, Nabeeha, a graduate of Ahmadu Bello University Zaria.
Bello who hailed from Zamfara State, was arrested on January 20 when the police operatives raided a hotel in Tafa Area of Kaduna, Kaduna State.
The suspect was nabbed with the sum of N2.25m (Two Million, two hundred and fifty million naira) in his possession, the police said.
Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, who made this known in a release on Sunday, January 28, stated that the suspect attempted to induce a Divisional Police Officer (DPO) with the sum of N1,000,000 – a bribe, to pervert the course of investigation but the DPO rejected his offer.
ACP Adejobi stated, “The Divisional Police Officer, Tafa Division, acting on intelligence, raided one hotel in Tafa Area, Kaduna, where he arrested Bello, with the sum of #2.25m (Two Million, two hundred and fifty million naira) only, suspected to be proceeds of ransoms collected from kidnapped victims within the area.
“The suspect, during interrogation, confessed to be part of the gang that kidnapped the family members of one Barrister Ariyo in Bwari, FCT, on 2nd January 2024, and killed some kidnapped victims, including Nabeeha, f, daughter of the legal practitioner, on 13th January, 2024, in a kidnappers camp, in Kaduna State.
“The suspect, in a dramatic situation, offered #1,000,000 (one million naira only) to induce the DPO, who rejected the offer and carried out his duty diligently.
“The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, Ph.D., NPM, has ordered that the suspect, who also confessed to the involvement of the already five (5) neutralized bandits in Kaduna by the IRT, headed by one Mai Gemu (aka Godara), whose deadly camp has also been destroyed, be handed over to the DFI-IRT in Abuja for discreet investigations into the matter and arrest of all other culprits responsible for the dastardly act. The suspect is currently helping the police in their investigations.
“While commending the DPO Tafa, SP Idris Ibrahim, for the commitment and professionalism displayed in the case, he further assured that the Police would leave no stone unturned in decimating criminally minded individuals and bequeathing to Nigerians a more secure society for all and sundry in our dear country, Nigeria.”
I just want to suggest that any kidnapper arrested should face public firing square to serve as lesson for others in the business. This will help the country and put an end to the kidnapping. There is no difference between the kidnappers and the armed robbers because they are all killers.
Thanks.