By Chizoba Ogbeche
Abuja
The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Intelligence Response Team (IRT) has arrested the alleged mastermind of the kidnap of the Central Bank Nigeria (CBN) Governor’s wife.
A press statement by the Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), Don Awunah, a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), yesterday in Abuja, said the kidnap kingpin, Umar Abubakar aka Kiriwa, who was on the run, was trailed and arrested in Minna, Niger state, on December 9, 2016.
The arrest, he said, followed several weeks of monitoring and actionable intelligence gathering coupled with collaborative efforts of public spirited members of the community.
According to the statement: “The arrested kingpin confessed that he used N3million, part of the ransom, to open a provision shop in Minna, Niger state, which he was running with his wife.”
The spokesperson who said, the suspect led detectives to two houses and three plots of empty land he purchased with the proceeds of his share of the ransom, said original papers of the houses and plots of land have been recovered and registered as exhibits and the shop also sealed.
He said, IGP Ibrahim Idris, reassured members of the public of the readiness of the police to deliver dedicated and quality policing services and urged all to be vigilant and provide useful information to the police for prompt response.
