Police arrest six kidnap suspects, rescue victims in Kaduna

The Nigeria Police Force has arrested six suspected kidnappers linked to aggregate abduction cases successful Kaduna State.

Some victims of the kidnapping incidents person besides been rescued.

This was contained successful a connection signed by the Force Public Relations Officer Anthony Okon Placid, connected May 5 2026, and shared connected the authoritative X relationship of the Force.

Those arrested see Yusuf Shuaibu 23year old, Abubakar Bature 19, Yau Murtala, Bello Suleiman 19, Abdul Kareem Nuhu 36 and Ahmed Musa 28year old. They were picked up connected April 3 during an cognition carried retired by the Force Intelligence Department Special Tactical Squad.

Investigators accidental the radical operates astir Kaduna and adjacent areas, with links to camps successful Rijana Forest.

Findings besides link them to respective kidnapping incidents, including the abduction of a elder constabulary serviceman and his lad successful October 2025.

“Despite collecting a ransom of N24 cardinal the victims were not released until constabulary operatives intervened, starring to the palmy rescue of the officer’s lad unharmed,” the connection said.

Efforts are inactive ongoing to rescue the officer.

The suspects were further linked to different lawsuit involving a young kid and members of the aforesaid family. In that incident, a ransom of Eighteen Million Naira was reportedly collected earlier the victims were aboriginal rescued.<...