Adamawa State Police Command has arrested a 25-year-old man, Gaiya Mallam Usman, in connection with a kidnap incident.
Usman, alongside four others who are still at large, allegedly abducted three persons in the Tambo community of Girei LGA and collected a ransom of N8 million from their families.
During interrogation, Usman claimed that he only received N470,000 out of the N8 million ransom.
He disclosed that he used his share to purchase clothes.
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The police spokesman, SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, said Usman and his accomplices had completed three successful kidnapping operations.
He said the Commissioner of Police, Afolabi Babatola, had ordered the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to conduct a thorough investigation and ensure the suspect is prosecuted.
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