*NIGERIA SECURITY AND CIVIL DEFENCE CORPS (NSCDC)*
*NASARAWA STATE COMMAND*

*PRESS STATEMENT*

*12TH SEPTEMBER, 2022*

*A NOTORIOUS SUSPECTED KIDNAPPER TERRORISING ABAJI, NASARAWA TOTO ARRESTED BY THE COMMANDANT GENERAL'S SPECIAL INTELLIGENCE SQUAD*

The Commandant General's Special Intelligence Squad (SIS) has arrested a notorious suspected kidnapper and cattle rustler, terrorising Abaji Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nasarawa and Toto Local Government Areas of Nasarawa State.

The Special Intelligence Squad arrested the suspect, Tukur Mohammed 25yrs m' in Tsafe local government area of Zamfara state, after a credible and reliable information of the whereabouts of the suspect who has been under the Squad's radar for some times now.

While parading the suspect in the Command Headquarters in Lafia, the State Commandant *Abbas Bappa Muhammed msgt* who spoke through the Public Relations Officer *ASCI Jerry Victor* said, the suspect, Tukur Mohammed confessed to be a member of a deadly and a notorious kidnapping syndicate and infamous gang of cattle rustlers, that specialised in rustling cattle and kidnapping for ransom around Abaji Area Council of the FCT, Nasarawa and Toto Local government areas of Nasarawa state.

At the course of investigation, it was revealed that the syndicate kidnapped one Mallam Ibrahim between Nasarawa and Toto local government area of Nasarawa state together with his gang and demanded Ten Million Naira N10,000,000 as ransom, after they collected one million naira 1,000,000 that was found in his vehicle.

While waiting for the ransom, they were dislodged by the combine operation of the Nigerian Army and the Vigilante group, leading to the shooting of some of his gang members, while him and others escaped.

The suspect also revealed that him and his gang, rustle over 50 cattle where they share amongst themselves, he got four as his shares and sold same for N30,000 each to one butcher in Nasarawa Local government area, he said.

The State Commandant, *Abbas Bappa Muhammed,msgt* reiterate the Corps readiness in combating crimes and criminality in the state, the criminals only have one option, change a new leave or face the full wrath of law, as the Corps will not and will never relent in its efforts in getting rid of the criminals in the State.

He call on the good people of the state to make available credible and reliable information to security agencies closer to them. When you see something, say something and do something, he concluded.

E- Signed:

*ASCI JERRY VICTOR*
*PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER*
*NSCDC NASARAWA STATE COMMAND*

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