The police in Nasarawa State have arrested two kidnap suspects and recovered several incriminating exhibits following a report from a victim.
A statement by the Police Public Relations Officer of the Nasarawa State Police Command, SP Ramhan Nansel, revealed that the breakthrough came on February 13, 2025, when 25-year-old Jameson Godwill of Ado Village, Nasarawa State, spotted one of his alleged kidnappers, Musa Babagana, at Mararaba Junction.
Godwill and his younger sibling had been kidnapped on January 25, 2025, while travelling from Mararaba in Karu Local Government Area to CBN Junction, Abuja, in a suspected commercial vehicle.
The attackers allegedly robbed them of two cell phones—an iPhone 12 and an iPhone 11 Pro—as well as ₦63,000 in cash, before giving them ₦1,000 for transportation back to Mararaba.
Upon sighting Babagana, Godwill raised the alarm, prompting the suspect to ran away. However, Babagana, Iliyasu Baba, and another suspect, Ibrahim Mohammad, were arrested as a result of police officers’ prompt response to the distress call. A fourth suspect, who was only known as Haruna, escaped. A fourth suspect, identified only as Haruna, managed to escape.
Speaking on the situation, the police spokesperson stated that during interrogation, both Musa Babagana and Ibrahim Mohammad confessed to being members of a kidnapping syndicate operating in Abuja and its environs, including Dutse Alhaji, Kubwa, Gwarimpa, Mandala, and Suleja in Niger State.
Nansel further said the duo admitted to kidnapping victims, detaining them, and demanding ransom from their relatives before release.
The police spokesperson disclosed that several exhibits were recovered from them, including one Toyota Corolla with registration number FK186 EKO, two military camouflage uniforms, one military desert camouflage uniform and one black paramilitary uniform.
Other items recovered according to the police officer are four SIM cards from different network providers, one military identification card, one paramilitary cap, one pair of handcuffs, one black boot, two jackknives, and a desert boot.
Nansel further said the Nasarawa State police commissioner, CP Shetima Jauro Mohammed, has directed that the case be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for further investigation and prosecution.
He added that CP Mohammed, commended the officers for their swift response and restated the Command’s commitment to ensuring the safety and security of residents.
