Thursday, August 22, 2024 Residents of the Nepa community in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State have caught a suspected kidnapper who collected N1.5 million ransom from the family of his victims, aged 4 and 5.
The
spokesman of the state police command, DSP Alabor Alfred, who confirmed the
incident on Thursday, August 22, 2024, said the suspect was being investigated
at the anti-kidnapping unit.
A vigilante in the Nepa community,
who wished to remain anonymous, told Daily Trust that the suspect, after being
caught by the residents was immediately handed over to the vigilantes in the
area.
“The kidnapper had abducted two
children, one four years old and the other five years old. After receiving a
ransom of N1.5 million he didn’t release them instantly,” the vigilante said.
“The following day, when he returned
to an unoccupied building where he was keeping the minors, people passing by
heard the kids crying and immediately rushed towards the building. Upon
arrival, the kidnapper, who was with the minors, jumped out of the window, but
as people screamed and shouted ‘Kidnapper,’ men and women from the community
came out in large numbers and caught him
“The
resident then handed him over to the community vigilante group which took him
to Laranto Police station along with the sum of N1,492,000 that he had already
collected from the parents of the victims."
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