The Nasarawa State Police Command on Tuesday confirmed the arrest of a suspected notorious kidnapper, Stephen Jonah. that has, over time, terrorised the Karu Local Government Area of the state, alongside his gang members.
The suspect reportedly hails from Tafa Local Government area of Kaduna State
This was disclosed by the police public Relations officer, DSP Ramhan Nansel, in a statement, which revealed that on 3/12/2022 at about 0900hrs, a complaint was lodged at Karshi Division that, on 2/12/2022 at about 0200hrs, private security guards attached to a sachet water manufacturing company undergoing construction at Jeje Jijipe Village, Karu LGA were abducted and taken to an unknown destination.
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The Commissioner of Police, CP Maiyaki Mohammed Baba, acting based on the report received by the police, mobilised a detachment of police operatives led by CSP Nnamdi Udobor, the Divisional Police Officer, Karshi Division, to conduct a relentless manhunt on the perpetrators of the crime, Nansel disclosed.
He said, “The search paid off with the arrest of one Stephen Jonah ‘M’ 32yrs from Tafa LGA of Kaduna State.”
He added that “in the course of the intensified investigation, the suspect led the police operatives to their enclave at Hilltop, Jeje Jijipe village where two victims, namely: Sadiq Abubakar Jibril and Danladi Aku, were rescued unhurt and reunited with their families while a carved wooden gun used in perpetrating the dastardly act was recovered as an exhibit.”
Baba has also directed that the suspect be transferred to State Criminal Investigation Department, Lafia, for further investigation, saying that upon conclusion, the suspect will be charged to court for prosecution.