Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have arrested two members of a trans-national kidnap syndicate involved in the kidnap of an American Citizen, Philippe Nathan Walton, on 28th October, 2020 at his farm in Masalata Village, Republic of Niger, Insidenaija reports.

This was contained in a statement issued by the Nigeria Police Force on Thursday, 10th December, 2020.

Insidenaija gathered that the suspects, Aliyu Abdullahi 21, better known as Mallam and Aliyu Umaru 23, better known as Kwatte Kusu, both from Sokoto State, were arrested on 25th November, 2020.

The 2-suspects - members of a 15-man kidnap gang of Nigerian/Nigerien extraction, led by Barte Dan Alhaji and Dan Buda - were arrested following a special intelligence-led operation aimed at arresting the criminal gang, disrupting and halting other criminal activities by them.

Investigations by the Intelligence Response Team reveal that the gang was plotting other abductions to avenge the death of their cohorts - 4 Nigeriens and 2 Nigerians who died during the rescue operations.

The Force is collaborating with its Nigerien counterpart in the investigations to apprehend other members of the transnational syndicate currently at large.

Meanwhile, as part of efforts at tackling transnational crimes, the Inspector General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, NPM, mni is working in concert with other members of the West African Police Chiefs Organization (WAPCO) to deepen intelligence sharing amongst security agencies in the ECOWAS sub-region and strengthen security along the international borders of member States.


The suspects will be arraigned in court on completion of investigations.

Source: https://insidenaija.com.ng/two-suspected-transitional-kidnappers-of-american-citizen-phillip-nathan-walton-arrested/

Which of the suspects again,The one they told us US seal Navy killed during the rescue of the American?

They've arrested innocent people and linked them to a crime they know nothing about,just to give the false impression that they are working

Jubrin made the Northern border porous for his Niger relatives to be committing all manner of crimes. Had it been the victim was a Nigerian, it would have been swept under the carpet. The world is watching as Jubrin and his cabal are disgracing the entire country.

Karlovich:
Jubrin made the Northern border porous for his Niger relatives to be committing all manner of crimes. Had it been the victim was a Nigerian, it would have been swept under the carpet. The world is watching as Jubrin and his cabal are disgracing the entire country.

They should be jailed

Na dem