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The Niger State Police Command says it has arrested six suspects allegedly linked to an inter-state kidnapping syndicate operating along the Suleja and Kontagora axis, with links to Sokoto, Zamfara and Kebbi States.
In a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun, the suspects allegedly used private vehicles to offer unsuspecting passengers lifts before drugging and abducting them to hideouts in neighbouring states.
It adds, investigation followed the abduction of a woman and her baby in Suleja on February 7, 2026. According to the police, the kidnappers demanded 50 million naira and collected 9.5 million naira before the woman escaped.
It notes the suspects later used the abandoned phone and ATM card of the Suleja victim to demand another 10.5 million naira from a woman abducted in Shagari, Sokoto State, while travelling to Kontagora.
The suspects were arrested between July and August 2026. Police said assorted charms were also recovered from Abdullahi Sani in Zaria, who allegedly confessed to arranging the abduction of some of his clients through an alleged kingpin, Mustapha Yusuf.
Mustapha Yusuf, Jafar and Fatima remain at large, while the six suspects are in police custody for further investigation and prosecution.
The Command urges members of the public to remain vigilant and provide credible information to security agencies.
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