Police arrest man, accomplice over fake kidnap in Gombe
Story from Najibullahi ADAMU, Gombe
The Gombe State Police Command has disclosed that it arrested a 32-year-old man, one Halliru Umar Aliyu of Tudun Wada quarters and his accomplice a 42-year-old man one Ahmed Ladan alias ‘Sarkin Baka’ of London Mai Dorawa quarters all in the state capital for conspiring a fake kidnap of Halliru and demanding a ransom of N500, 000 from the elder sister of the ‘abductee’.
Police Public Relations Officer of the command SP Mary Obed Malum made the disclosure in a press release issued to newsmen on the update on crimes and criminalities in the state.
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According to her, “Operatives attached to the State Intelligence Bureau arrested the above-mentioned suspects with the charges of criminal conspiracy, intimidation, kidnapping and extortion.
“The fact of the case is that sometime in the year 2021, the first suspect Haliru Umar Aliyu of Tudun Wada quarters Gombe was given a tricycle to ride after his business has collapsed by his sister-in-law.
“However, the said suspect Haliru Umar Aliyu later sold the tricycle for the sum of N250,000 without the knowledge of the owner. Upon request of the tricycle or her money, the suspect failed to bring any.
“Because of the shame according to him, on the 30th December 2021, the suspect went to his friend’s house the second suspect one Ahmed Ladan alias “Sarkin Baka” of London mai Dorowa Gombe where they criminally conspired among themselves and faked a kidnap of the said Haliru Umar Aliyu with the intension to extort his elder sister one Zainab Umar Aliyu of the same address the sum of N500,000 to enable him to refund the money.
“The suspects called and threatened the victim using her brother’s phone that unless the money is paid into her brother’s bank account number to secure his release, else her brother will be killed”. The press statement reads in parts.
She said the suspects confessed to the crime adding that investigation is ongoing and the case will soon be charged to court.
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