A house belonging to a notorious kidnapper has been demolished by Niger State Government.
The house – a two-bedroom flat with an uncompleted two-bedroom extension – was located in Nkangbe community in Bosso local government area of the state.
The state Commissioner for Local Government, Chieftaincy Affairs and Internal Security, Emmanuel Umar, who supervised the exercise, said the suspect had confessed to have built the house with proceed from his crime.
Umar, who did not mention the name of the kidnapper and how his residence was discovered, said the measure was to serve as a deterrent to other criminals that the state government would give no chance to using the state as a hideout.
He government would not allow any criminal to have a place in the state.
” It is part of the determination of the governor to ensure that Niger State is safe for us all,” he said.
