The Police in Sokoto State on Sunday, November 29, arrested a suspected kidnapper after he mistakenly boarded a commercial vehicle owned by one of his victims at the Kwannawa motor park in the Dange-Shuni LGA of the state.
According to Daily Trust, the suspect was arrested after he was identified by the victim, a driver, who was kidnapped along Kankara in Katsina State while returning from Kano about two months ago.
He reportedly spent three weeks in captivity and was released after paying an undisclosed amount of money as ransom.
“The driver was quick to identify him because the incident happened not too long ago. After identifying him, he alerted our leaders who in turn informed the nearest police outpost,” one of the National Union of Road Transport Workers’ members said.
While being interrogated, the suspect was said to have admitted belonging to a gang of kidnappers who fondly called him ‘Hadari’ and this was later corroborated by the driver when invited for questioning.
It was said that the suspect was later transferred to the Sokoto State Police Command headquarters for further investigation.
The spokesman for the Command, Muhammad Sadiq, while confirming the incident, said the investigation was still ongoing.
