Police in Benue state 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.
Also arrested in the operation were three women whose responsibilities were to provide food for the kidnapped victims.
The development followed the assenting of the anti-kidnapping bill by Governor Samuel Ortom which prescribed death penalty for offenders.
While Parading the suspects at the Command Headquarters in Makurdi yesterday, the state’s Police Commissioner, Bashir Makama, said the businessman was kidnapped alongside his son.
He said the son was later released to source N20 million as ransom for his father.
According to the CP, “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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