Photos: Police arrest 15 kidnappers in Kaduna, in connection with the abduction of late Col. Inusa.

The Kaduna State Police Command on Monday,
April 4 arrested 15 persons suspected
kidnappers. Among the suspects are those
allegedly responsible for abducting three pastors
and an Army Colonel who was found dead
Kaduna Commissioner of Police, Mallam Umaru
Shehu who paraded the suspects at a news
briefing in Kaduna said they include those who
kidnapped Engr Mansur Ahmed and also
allegedly responsible for the abduction of three
pastors and Col. Inusa who was later found
dead.

Umaru Shehu said some of the suspects were
found in possession of foreign currencies and
valuables suspected to have been snatched from
their victims.

Some of the suspects confessed to be members
of kidnapping gangs operating along Kaduna-
Abuja expressway. One of them told newsmen
he was among members of the gang that
kidnapped a Pastor in Jere, Kaduna state.

The Commissioner said the police were still
investigating the involvement of the suspects in
the alleged kidnapping of late Colonel Ismail
Inusa, who was found dead last week along the
same road.

"In two to three days all necessary
information as regards to the suspects
will be revealed as investigation is
ongoing," he said

The commissioner further disclosed that other
suspects were arrested by the Anti-Crime Patrol
team in Kabala West for threatening some
prominent personalities from their village and
demanding for ransom.

While reassuring members of the public of police
readiness to make Kaduna safe and habitable,
the commissioner urged residents to assist the
police with useful information to track down
criminals in the state.

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