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Police arrest FCT community head, three others for alleged kidnapping



The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has taken into custody the head of a community in Abuja and three others for their alleged involvement in kidnapping.

The suspects, who were undergoing interrogation, were believed to have aided kidnap gangs in their community located between Zuba and Giri Junction, on the Zuba-Gwagwalada Expressway in the Gwagwalada area of the FCT.

Our correspondent gathered that the men provided useful information that could assist security agencies in tracking down criminal gangs across the FCT.

The PUNCH also learnt that a retired Assistant Comptroller-General of Immigration, Abdulahi Rakieu, and three others abducted in the Tungan Maje area of Gwagwalada on Saturday, had been released.

The victims were said to have breathed the air of freedom on Tuesday, but it could not be confirmed whether they paid ransom to their abductors.

The ex-NIS officer and the other victims were taken away by the kidnappers, who reportedly gained access to their residence by breaking the wall and destroying the anti-burglar irons.

A police spokesperson, ASP Mariam Yusuf, confirmed the arrest of the kidnap suspects and the release of Rakieu and the other hostages.

“Yes, we have arrested some suspects in connection with the kidnapping at Tungan Maje. Four persons, including the head of a community, are in custody undergoing interrogation over the kidnapping incidents along that axis,” she said on Wednesday.

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