Man arrested after collecting N1.5m ransom on abducted children in Plateau

Man arrested after collecting N1.5m ransom on abducted children in Plateau

A man suspected to be kidnapper has been apprehended for abducting two children in Plateau State.

The incident happened at the NEPA community in the Jos North Local Government Area of the Middle Belt State.

The suspect had collected N1.5 million ransom from the relatives of his victims before he was nabbed by residents of the area.

The State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Alabor Alfred, confirmed the development.

He said the suspect was being investigated at the anti-kidnapping unit.

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The suspect was said to have been handed over to the to the vigilantes in the area by the locals who in turn took him to the Laranto Police Station.

A vigilante, who spoke in confidence with newsmen, said the abductor had kidnapped two children, one four years old and the other five years old.

However, according to him, after receiving a ransom of N1.5 million, the suspect refused to release the children.

The vigilante member disclosed that when the suspect returned to the unoccupied building where he was holding the minors, passers-by heard the kids crying and immediately rushed towards the building.

“Upon arrival, the kidnapper, who was with the minors, jumped out of the window, but as people screamed and shouted ‘kidnapper,’ men and women from the community came out in large numbers and caught him.

“The resident then handed him over to the community vigilante group which took him to Laranto Police Station along with the sum of N1,492,000 that he had already collected from the parents of the victims,” the man said.

Man arrested after collecting N1.5m ransom on abducted children in Plateau