Niger Police Arrests Man for Kidnap, Killing of a Farmer in Munya LGA
Niger Police Arrests Man for Kidnap, Killing of a Farmer in Munya LGA
Niger State Police Command has arrested a 29-year-old, Godwin Yahaya, over an alleged conspiracy to kidnap and kill a farmer, Jonah Isah, in Zawudna village, Munya Local Government Area of the State.
The police said the suspect allegedly contracted a man identified as Bashiru, who is currently at large, in twenty twenty four to abduct Isah, a large-scale farmer, for ransom.
According to a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun, the abduction was eventually carried out on June twenty six twenty twenty six , when Bashiru and members of his gang allegedly invaded the victim’s residence at about midnight.
The gang reportedly killed Isah and abducted members of his family alongside three other persons.
The abductors were said to have demanded two points one million naira as ransom before releasing the victims.
The police disclosed that the victims, who were recently rescued and released, implicated Yahaya, alleging that the kidnappers identified him as the person who contracted them to carry out the operation.
Abiodun said operatives of the Department of State Services attached to the Kuchi area arrested Yahaya before transferring him to the Sarkin-Pawa Police Division for investigation.
During interrogation, the suspect allegedly confessed to contracting Bashiru to abduct the farmer so that they could share the ransom proceeds.
The police spokesman further alleged that investigations revealed that Yahaya took over the deceased’s farmland for his personal use after the farmer’s death.
The suspect is currently undergoing further investigation at the State Criminal Investigation Department in Minna, while efforts are ongoing to arrest his alleged accomplice
The police said the investigation would continue as authorities seek to establish the circumstances surrounding the killing and the alleged kidnapping conspiracy.
