The suspected abductor of the younger brother of Dauda Lawan Dare alongside others have been arrested by the operatives of the Nigerian Police Force
They were paraded before the newsmen on Friday by Zamfara Police Command Public Relations Officer SP Shehu Muhammad and Zamfara State Commissioner for Security and Home Affairs Abubakar Justice Dauran.
They were alleged to have kidnapped the younger brother of one Dr Dauda Lawal and confessed that they collected N20 million ransom, as well as received N10 million ransom for the abduction of the daughter of one Engineer Yahaya Maradun.
Among those arrested was a Nigerien citizen, Shehu Ali Kachalla, a notorious gunrunner who confessed that he had been in the business for more than three years.
The foreigner revealed that he had sold no fewer than 4,500 rifles to different criminal gangs across the north-west region.
Abubakar Ali, another notorious kidnap suspect from Niger State, said he was operating within Kagarko and Chikun Local Government Areas of Kaduna State.
He also confessed that he had been in the criminal business for three years and has killed five of his victims who could not afford to pay ranson to regain freedom from captivity.
According to the suspect, their leader pays them between N600,000 and N700,000 in any abduction that attracts N20 million ransom and above.
SP Shehu said the arrest of the suspects was a result of a synergy and collaboration between the police and the state leadership of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN).
