Kidnappers of students of Greenfield University and Bethel Baptist High School, Kaduna have been arrested.
Kaduna State Police Command announced this on Thursday, adding that those responsible for the abduction of the 37 students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, have been arrested as well.
The Greenfield University and the Baptist Bethel High School are located in Chikun LGA, while afforestation is in Igabi.
All the students abducted from Greenfield and Afforestation schools were later released after payment of hundreds of million of ransom. However, about 37 students from Bethel college are still in custody.
Spokesperson of the command, Mohammed Jalige, while parading the suspects at the state’s Headquarters, said one Usman Mohammed from Bukuyum in Zamfara State was apprehended by operatives of the command in connection with the kidnap of the students of Greenfield University, Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, as well as Bethel Baptist High School, all in the state.
“On the 29th August 2021 at about 0900hrs, based on credible information, Operation Yaki Surveillance team with FIB STS Force Headquarter, Abuja, jointly raided a house along Ring Road, Asikolaye area of Kaduna, where one Usman Abubakar, ‘m’ 41 years old, a native of Adakpa village, Bukkuyum LGA of Zamfara State, a notorious kidnapper terrorising Chikun, Igabi and Giwa LGAs of Kaduna State, was arrested.
“He confessed to have kidnapped many people and collected several ransoms; he also has links with recent attacks on Greenfield University, Bethel Baptist Academy and School of Forestry Mechanisation, Mando, Kaduna.”
