Ex-Katsina gov’s aide arrested over ‘kidnap ransom share’

Nuru Garwa, a erstwhile Special Adviser connected Community Development to Governor Dikko Radda of Katsina State, has been arrested implicit alleged links to a kidnapping syndicate operating successful the state.

This was disclosed successful a station connected X by Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency and information adept successful the Lake Chad region.

Makama revealed that the suspect, who precocious resigned from his assignment to contention for a spot successful the State House of Assembly, was arrested connected May 24 pursuing an ongoing probe into the abduction of an eight-year-old boy.

He said that the unfortunate was abducted connected May 13 portion returning location from a Quranic school.

According to him, the kidnappers reportedly contacted the household and initially demanded a ransom of N50 cardinal earlier negotiations reduced the magnitude to N17 million, which was yet paid.

The information adept disclosed that the household aboriginal contacted the Violent Crime Response Unit successful Katsina State, which commenced a discreet probe into the incident.

He added that preliminary probe reportedly led to the apprehension of six suspected members of the kidnapping syndicate connected May 23. Further probe led to the apprehension of the ex-governor’s aide.