Police in Bauchi State have arrested three suspects for alleged criminal conspiracy, threat to life, criminal intimidation and attempted kidnapping.

SP Ahmed Wakil, spokesperson for the command, said this in a statement on Sunday in Bauchi.

He said the command, in the fight against kidnapping and other heinous crimes, continued to yield positive results. 

“On the 7th day of March 2024 at about 2:00 p.m., one Yahaya Adamu, of Badakoshi village Bauchi LGA, complained to the Anti-Kidnapping Unit (AKU) domiciled in the Criminal Investigation Department of the command,” said Mr Wakil.

According to him, the complainant said on March 4, at about 8:30 p.m., an anonymous individual called him on the phone and introduced himself to him.

“He threatened to produce the sum of N5 million,” said Mr Wakil.

According to police, the caller threatened to mobilise his gang to kidnap either him (Mr Yahaya) in particular or his family members.

A few days later, the suspected kidnappers sent him their account details, using a point of sale (PoS) business account to deposit the requested amount, Mr Wakil said.

”The suspected kidnappers emphasised that they knew all his assets and family members, and to prove it, they started mentioning their names one after the other, further threatening that if the complainant resists depositing the demanded amount, he would be at risk.”

According to him, on receipt of the intelligence, the Commissioner of Police, Auwal Musa, directed the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to discreetly investigate the circumstances surrounding the report.

“The investigation was conducted using modern technology and resulted in the arrest of the suspects, Haro Adamu, 35; Aliyu Saidu, 40 and Musa Umaru, 35, of Birnin Kudu town in Jigawa.

“The suspects were arrested in Birnin Kudu town in Jigawa State and Kaltunga via Plateau State,” he said.

The police spokesperson explained that an interrogation was conducted with the suspects, who allegedly voluntarily confessed to the alleged criminal act.

He said they would be charged to court for prosecution. 

(NAN)