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From Sylvanus Viashima, Jalingo
The Commissioner of Police, Taraba State Police Command Mr Joseph Eribo yesterday disclosed that men of the command have arrested a suspected kidnapper with the sum of N8,555,000 in Jalingo the state capital.
CP Eribo, who disclosed this while parading the suspected Kidnappers and armed robbers at the command headquarters in Jalingo, said that,”on January 29,at about 10:45 am , a team of Mobile Policemen attached to 40PMF Jalingo, posted on nipping point duty at Yaggai,along Jalingo – Yola bye-pass, arrested one Aliyu Mohammed, 35, of Mubi town in Adamawa State, in a Toyota starlet ash color with registration YLA 321 ZY”.
The commissioner said, during interrogation, the suspect could not give satisfactory account of himself, hence a search was conducted on his vehicle and a cash sum of N8,555,000, seven mobile phones, 3,000 MTN recharge card and Seven amulets were discovered in his car.
“Immediately the police started searching the vehicle, two of the suspects jumped out of the vehicle and ran into the bush. The Suspect tried to bribe the PMF personnel and requested that they should to take the whole money and allow him go, but the PMF personnel refused and arrested him accordingly.
“During our further investigation, we discovered another N4000,000 in the suspect’s bank account” he disclosed.
Meanwhile, the suspect Aliyu Mohammed, has denied being a kidnapper or criminal of any kind. He, however, explained that the criminals requested him to drive them to Ngolore market near Yola, Adamawa State to buy cows since their vehicle was in a bad condition.
According to him, the criminals explained to him that the money was a stolen money, and they were going to buy cows for their boss.
