Abuja Police Command says it has arrested five suspects in connection to the recent kidnapping in Kiyi, a village in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
The command’s spokesperson, Yusuf Mariam, said in a statement on Monday that the suspects were arrested at Kuje and Daki-Biu area of the state, during operations Friday and Sunday.
She said: “The suspects are: one Abdullahi Haruna, Haruna Musa, Iliyasu Adamu, Michael Paul and Salisu Abdullahi all male”.
Mariam said the suspects confessed to supplying ammunition to the kidnap syndicate operating along with Kiyi Village.
“Exhibits recovered are two (2) AK 47 rifles, one (1) bajaj motorcycle, and thirty (30) rounds of live 7.62mm ammunition. The effort is underway to arrest other members of the syndicate.
“All the suspects will be arraigned in court upon conclusion of the investigation.”
