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From Abel Leonard, Lafia
The Nigeria Police Force, Nasarawa State Command, has rescued two victims suspected to have been kidnapped by one Stephen Jonah, who is 32 years of age and hails from Tafa Local Government Area (LGA) of Kaduna State.
The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ramhan Nansel, who made the disclosure in a statement, yesterday, said 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.
Acting on the report, the Commissioner of Police, Maiyaki Mohammed Baba, 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.
“The search paid off with the arrest of one Stephen Jonah ‘M’ 32 years from Tafa LGA of Kaduna State.”
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 wooden carved gun used in perpetrating the dastardly act was recovered as an exhibit.
Meanwhile, CP Baba has directed that the suspect be transferred to State Criminal Investigation Department, Lafia, for further investigation, and upon conclusion, he will be charged to court for prosecution.
