Village head, 39 other suspects arrested in Kaduna for alleged kidnapping

It was a harvest of criminals at the Kaduna State Police Command on Thursday when no fewer than 39 suspects, including a village head, were paraded over alleged kidnapping in the state.

The suspects who were paraded by police spokesman, Yakubu Sabo, also included a gang of suspected kidnappers who killed two of their victims after collecting a ransom of N2.8m.

According to Sabo, the paraded suspects, alleged that the village head of Ungwan Luka, Samaila Luka, worked for kidnappers by giving them information and collecting a percentage after taking ransom to the kidnappers.

However, the village head who answered questions fielded by newsmen at the parade denied the allegation but confessed he was paid twice by the kidnappers out of the three times he took ransom to them.

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Samaila said, “I have helped people to take ransom to the kidnappers three times. The first time, the kidnappers rewarded me with N100,000; the second time, they gave me N50,000, but the third time, they didn’t give me anything.

“I know nothing about the policemen the kidnappers killed. God and the police woman, who was released are my witnesses.

“When I took the ransom to them, that was the third time I took ransom to the kidnappers, but they refused to give me the policeman.”

He added, “I and the other policewoman cried and begged them but they refused. They said the policeman use to insult them. That day, they even collected my phone and they didn’t give me money that day.”

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