Two kidnap kingpins arrested with N7.4 million, AK47 riffles in Abuja

Luck ran out of two kidnap kingpins as the operatives of the Federal Capital Territory Police Command arrested them and recovered AK 47 rifles.

The suspected kidnappers are identified as, Masud Abdullahi of Karu, Nasarawa State, identified as the gang leader, and Muhammad Tahir of Jos, Plateau State.

Advertisements

This was disclosed by the Command’s spokesperson, Josephine Adeh, in a statement she made available to journalists on Friday in Abuja.

The Police statement said, the arrests followed a counter-kidnapping operation carried out in collaboration with the Nasarawa State Police Command, explaining that the operation started after an intelligence report was gotten on 16th August, 2025.

Advertisements

She said information got to the Police at about 12:05 a.m. that a syndicate had invaded an estate in Karu, Abuja, and abducted a resident identified as Henry Chichi.

Adeh said, “Upon receiving the report, the Command’s Anti-Kidnapping Unit immediately swung into action, mounting intense pressure on the kidnappers, which eventually led to the safe release of the victim on 17th August 2025 at about 9:05 p.m.

“In a follow-up operation, in collaboration with the Nasarawa State Police Command, the kidnappers were tracked and intercepted along the Guraku axis of the Nasarawa – FCT Highway after their operational vehicle, a red Opel Vectra with registration number BLD 566 AT, lost control.”

The spokesperson said while some of the gang members escaped, the gang leader, Masud Abdullahi, and his associate, Muhammad Tahir, were arrested during the operation.

According to her, the suspects later led operatives to their hideout in Karshi Forest, Nasarawa State, where another gang member, 22-year-old Kabiru Jibril, was arrested.

Adeh said, “Exhibits recovered from the hideout include: N7.4 million cash, three AK-47 rifles with magazines, one G3 rifle with magazine, sixteen rounds of 7.62mm live ammunition, and one Tecno handset.”

Meanwhile, the FCT Commissioner of Police, Ajao Adewale, commended the professionalism of the operatives and assured that efforts were ongoing to apprehend other fleeing members of the gang.

Advertisements