Sokoto Police Parade Eight Kidnap Suspects, Others
The Nigeria Police Force, Sokoto State Command, on Tuesday, paraded eight suspects for allegedly kidnapping and banditry in the state.
Speaking while parading the suspects, the Commissioner of Police in the state, CP Muhammed Gumel, called on parents to always monitor their wards.
The CP, while parading the suspects, said on December 4, at about 1435hrs, one Suleman Musa reported at the State Criminal Investigation Department, Sokoto, that around 1400hrs, unknown persons conspired and kidnapped his son, one Musa Suleman aged seven years, and kept him at unknown destination for four days in captivity until the sum of four million naira ransom was extorted from the family members after which the boy was released.
He said, “Painstaking, police investigation identified one Haliru Riskuwa, who is a neighbour to the family and popularly known (as) ‘Lopetee’ ‘M’ of Arkilla State Low-Cost Area in Sokoto and was subsequently arrested.
“During police investigation, he confessed to the police on how he conspired alongside with his other gang members and committed the crime. According to him, he committed the crime along with one Abdullahi Umar ‘M’ and Faruku Usman Binji all of Plateau State and Binji LGA, Sokoto State respectively.
“All the suspects are in police custody except Faruk Usman Binji who is still at large. So far, two million, five hundred thousand naira ( N2,500,000.00) cash has been recovered as exhibit from the suspects.”
CP Gumel further explained that following series of complaints at the central police station, miscreants are launching armed robbery attacks, snatching of cell phones, engaging in free-for-all fights and inflicting injuries to several victims.
