The kidnappers of 4-year-old son of Borno State All Progressives Congress (APC) chairman, Kashim Dolari, were arrested on Friday during a failed attempt to collect a N20 million ransom which they struck with the family.
Operatives of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad in Maiduguri rescued Kashim who was kidnapped when a woman pretending to be her relative, whisked him from his school on Wednesday.
The Borno State Police Commissioner, Demian Chukwu, had addressed newmen after the abduction, telling them that the police operatives had launched a full investigation to rescue the child from his abductors.
[penci_blockquote style=”style-2″ align=”none” author=””]Police Public Relations Officer, Borno Command, Edet Okon, confirmed the story. He said: “I can confirm that the son of the APC Chairman that was kidnapped has been rescued and the suspects were also arrested. The suspects would be investigated and charged to court.[/penci_blockquote]
The kidnappers were said to have been arrested in Maiduguri and Kano on Friday on their mission to collect N20 million ransom from a family member of the victim.
“It has been an exhaustive investigation. The suspects, a male who pulled out to collect the ransom of N20 million in Kano, has also been arrested by our personnel.
“The boy, who was kept in Albarka Hotel in Maiduguri by a lady, was rescued and handed over to the family.
“It was after collecting the money that our personnel from Kano arrested her. After her arrest, they promptly told us where the boy was kept. So we quickly mobilised our men and cordoned off the hotel in Maiduguri.
[penci_related_posts taxonomies=”undefined” title=”Online Related Posts” background=”” border=”” thumbright=”no” number=”4″ style=”grid” align=”none” displayby=”recent_posts” orderby=”random”]“She was the one that went to the school and picked him.”
Police Public Relations Officer, Borno Command, Edet Okon, confirmed the story. He said: “I can confirm that the son of the APC Chairman that was kidnapped has been rescued and the suspects were also arrested. The suspects would be investigated and charged to court.