Two suspected kidnappers' wives, Aisha Haruna and Rabi Umaru, along with Fatimoh Abubakar, were apprehended at Babanla Motor Park in Kwara State for allegedly transporting an AK-47 rifle and 31 rounds of live ammunition to their husbands in the Baba-Sango forest.
The suspects were caught following intelligence gathered by the police. The women were arrested while attempting to deliver the arms to their husbands, suspected to be members of a kidnap-for-ransom gang operating in the area.
One suspect confessed to receiving the weapon from a contact in Kaduna State, known as "Mai-Gowaye," with instructions to deliver it to a man named "Saleh" in the forest.
Commissioner of Police, Adekimi Ojo, disclosed this at a briefing over the weekend. The police boss explained that one of the suspects confessed she was given the weapon by one “Mai-Gowaye,” a male in Kaduna State, with instructions to deliver it to another individual known as “Saleh” inside the Baba-Sango forest, suspected to be a criminal hideout.
"Another suspect admitted she was heading to the forest to join her husband, a known member of a kidnap-for-ransom gang operating in the area,” Ojo added.
The fleeing woman, also said to be a kidnapper’s wife, is currently at large, while police have intensified surveillance in and around the forest to apprehend more suspects and dismantle the syndicate.
Meanwhile, the commissioner further disclosed that two suspects, Suleiman Jamiu and Mumini Mohammed, were arrested for being in possession of N11.3 million suspected to be proceeds from kidnapping ransoms in Share, Ifelodun Local Government Area.
Ojo assured the public that efforts would be intensified to maintain peace and security across the state.
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