Kogi/Enugu Border: Vigilante group arrests 24-year suspected kidnapper

A suspected kidnapper of 24 year old has been arrested by operatives of the vigilante group from Igalamela/Odolu Local Government Council of Kogi State.

He is said to be a member of a kidnapping sydicate operating along Kogi-Enugu border before luck ran out of him following intelligence.
He is identified as Muhammad Babuga who was nabbed at Egabada border community bordering Kogi and Enugu States in the eastern part at about 7.00pm penultimate week.

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A statement issued by the Public Relations Officer, Idris S. Idris of the Igalamela Command of the Vigilante group, confirmed the arrest and disclosed that the criminal was arrested following credible intelligence about operations of the syndicate.

The suspect was quoted to have confessed to belong to a criminal gang that specialises in kidnapping for ransom.

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In a development, a victim who was kidnapped and released after a ransom paymeng identified Babuga as one of the kidnappers.

The arrest marks another security operation targeting suspected kidnapping networks operating around the boundary communities linking Kogi and Enugu states.

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