The Nasarawa State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a suspected kidnapper, Stephen Jonah of Tafa Local Government Area of Kaduna State, over an incident in Karu LGA of Nasarawa.
Spokesperson of the command, DSP Ramhan Nansel, who made the disclosure in a statement in Lafia on Tuesday, December 6, 2022, said the suspect, Stephen Jonah, led police operatives to their enclave at Jeje Jijipe, where two kidnapped victims were rescued unhurt.
“On 3/12/2022 at about 0900hrs, a complaint was lodged at Karshi Division that, on 2/12/2022 at about 0200hrs, private security guards attached to a sachet water manufacturing company undergoing construction at Jeje Jijipe Village, Karu LGA were abducted and taken to an unknown destination,” the statement read.
“Acting based on the strength of the report, the Commissioner of Police, CP Maiyaki Mohammed Baba Mobilised a detachment of Police operatives led by CSP Nnamdi Udobor, the Divisional Police Officer, Karshi Division to conduct a relentless manhunt on the perpetrators of the crime. The search paid off with the arrest of one Stephen Jonah ‘M’ 32yrs from Tafa LGA of Kaduna State.
“In the course of the intensified investigation, the suspect led the Police operatives to their enclave at Hilltop, Jeje Jijipe village where two victims namely: Sadiq Abubakar Jibril and Danladi Aku were rescued unhurt and reunited with their families while a wooden carved gun used in perpetrating the dastardly act was recovered as an exhibit.
“CP Maiyaki Mohammed Baba has directed that the suspect be transferred to State Criminal Investigation Department, Lafia for further investigation; upon conclusion, he will be charged to Court for prosecution.”
