Police arrest 7 suspected kidnappers, recover N1.6m ransom

IKEJA – The Special Anti-Robbery Squad of Lagos State Police Command has arrested a kidnap syndicate whose members confessed to have been responsible for the  recent kidnap of a 27-year-old man in the Iba area of  the state.
Of the N5 million collected as ransom for the release of the man (name withheld) the squad said it recovered N1.6 million.
The suspects, including a female, who was alleged to have masterminded  the kidnap, were arrested in their abodes in Lagos.
During investigation, they reportedly confessed to the crime with one of them disclosing that he used his share of the ransom for his wedding a fortnight ago.
According to sources at SARS, “immediately we got information about the kidnap on April 24, the squad commander, Mr Abba Kyari, swung into action. But, along the line, they released the man after N5 million was paid as ransom.
”The suspects met their waterloo, after one of their  accomplices, a woman, was arrested two weeks after the release of the victim. Her confessional statement led to the apprehension of others, who confessed to the crime. One of them said he got N300,000 as suspect’s share but claimed he spent it on his father’s medical bill, while  another claimed he used his share to process his girlfriend’s travel documents to Europe.