A Suspected kidnapper in Bauchi state has been apprehended by security operatives after he abducted a toddler and her mother. Nigerian police in Bauchi State arrested the suspected kidnapper,
Buba Sale, for allegedly abducting a woman, Binta Mohammed, and her
four-month-old baby in the Liman Katagun area of the state.
A correspondent learnt that 40-year-old Sale, who held the woman
and her baby hostage for about five days, had demanded a ransom of
N500,000. However, a team of policemen form the Anti-Kidnapping Unit
reportedly rescued the woman and rushed her to a hospital for treatment.
The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Dalti Abubakar, who
paraded Sale and other suspects on Thursday, said the case would be
charged to court at the end of investigations.
He said, “On July 11, the anti-kidnapping unit arrested the
suspect. He kidnapped the victim with her four-month-old baby on July 6
at about 1.30am and demanded a ransom of N500,000. The hostage was
rescued alive and rushed to the hospital where she was admitted for
treatment. The case is under investigation after which the suspect will
be charged to court.”
In another incident, the police arrested a three-man gang of cattle
rustlers and suspected kidnappers in the Gubi Village area of Bauchi.
The suspects – Buba Maikudi, 26, Ishaka Muhammadu, 19, and Ibrahim
Isah, 23 – allegedly abducted three cattle farmers in the Dass Local
Government Area of the state and also robbed them of 72 cows, valued at
N8.5m.
A correspondent learnt that the principal suspect, Maikudi, had
been on the police wanted list in connection with various cases of
kidnapping and cattle rustling.
The police spokesperson, Abubakar, said all the hostages were rescued. He said, “We
also recovered 30 cows, 10 Sheep, a dane gun, two cutlasses and charms.
The case is under investigation and the suspects will be charged to
court for prosecution as soon as possible.”