Police arrest ‘notorious kidnapper’ in Katsina

The Katsina State Police Command says it has arrested a notorious member of a kidnap syndicate in the state.

This is contained in a statement signed by the command’s spokesman, SP Gambo Isah, and made available to newsmen on Wednesday in Katsina.

He said the suspect had threatened to kidnap a renowned businessman in Malumfashi if he failed to pay N2 million as ransom.

Isah said the suspect, Magaji Gudaji, aged 30, of Yandoka village in Dayi area of Malumfashi Local Government, was arrested five days ago after a tip-off.

The police spokesman said they recovered an Itel mobile phone with the SIM card used to commit the offence.

He added that a threat note written by the suspect to the victim was also recovered by the police.

According to him, the suspect had confessed to the commission of the crime.

The command spokesman said investigations were ongoing to arrest other members of the syndicate.

(NAN)