The Benue State Police Command has nabbed two kidnap syndicate in Makurdi and Katsina-Ala respectively including a gang of four allegedly led by a woman believed to be an associate of the wanted militant leader, Terwase Agwaza, popularly known as Gana.
The arrest is coming few days after the state Governor Samuel Ortom assented to the anti-kidnapping bill, which prescribed death penalty for offenders.
While Parading the suspects yesterday at the Command Headquarters in Makurdi, the state’s Police Commissioner, Mr. Bashir Makama, said the son of a Katsina-Ala based businessman who was kidnapped penultimate week alongside his father, was later released to source a N20 million ransom for his father.
Speaking to Journalists at the Command’s d Headquarters Makama said: “We tracked them from intercepts; that case gave us sleepless nights, but we got them in their hideout after a gun battle at Abaji in Katsina/Ala and the notorious criminal, Bem Uga, alias Jugas Jnr, and one Oraondo, alias Bishop, were also nabbed without any ransom paid for the releases of the victim, who was rescued alive”
According to Makama the lady, who was arrested with the suspects was saddled with the responsibility of pencilling down those to be kidnapped and those to be killed by the gang.
Makama said all the suspects arrested are associates of Gana, the wanted militant leader. Among them is the driver of Gana’s wife, Queen. They are all giving us useful information. “Also arrested, after reliable information, is one Victor Ayanngor, who conspired with Ordue Abraham, Kelvin Dankor and Emmanuel Terver to kidnap his girlfriend and collect N200,000 ransom.” Makama said.
