Police nab man for luring, kidnapping pupil

The police said on Tuesday that they have arrested a suspect for allegedly luring a nine-year-old boy out of school and kidnapping him. The Force Public Relations Officer, Mr Frank Mba, made this known while addressing newsmen in Abuja. Mba said the suspect allegedly lured the boy out of his school premises under the pretext […]

The police said on Tuesday that they have arrested a suspect for allegedly luring a nine-year-old boy out of school and kidnapping him.

The Force Public Relations Officer, Mr Frank Mba, made this known while addressing newsmen in Abuja.

Mba said the suspect allegedly lured the boy out of his school premises under the pretext that he was told by the parents to take him to a computer centre for training.

Mba said the boy was held hostage until the parents paid N1.5 million ransom demanded by the suspect.

He said the boy had been successfully rescued and reunited with his family and the suspect, arrested in possession of the N1.5 million ransom paid to him.

The police spokesman said the suspect was arrested by operatives of the Police Intelligence Response Team following complaints by the boy’s parents.

Mba said in another development, five suspects, a man and four women were arrested for allegedly aiding and abetting armed robbery, kidnapping and banditry in Kaduna State.

He said the suspects were core collaborators and facilitators of kidnapping, armed robbery and banditry in some forests in the state.

He said the suspects were all from Zaria in Kaduna State and had been working with very notorious bandits in the various forests.

“They help to carry out surveillance of potential targets, pass information to the bandits, visit them in the bush and help them to make purchases including the supply of food items and medicals. (NAN)