NABEEHA'S KILLER ARRESTED IN KADUNA ..... DPO Rejects #1m Bribe Offer

Bello Mohammed

“The suspect, in a dramatic situation, offered #1,000,000:00 (one million naira only) to induce the DPO, who rejected the offer and carried out his duty diligently.” ACP Adejobi.

"The Police would leave no stone unturned in decimating criminally minded individuals and bequeathing to Nigerians a more secure society for all and sundry in our dear country, Nigeria."

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF), Force Headquarters Abuja, has announced the arrest by its operatives, the suspected killer of Nabeeha Ariyo who was kidnapped in early January, alongside her sisters in the Bwari area of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

A statement issued by the Force Public Relations Officer, FPRO ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, disclosed that the suspect, Mohammed Bello, an indigene of Zamfara state was arrested in Kaduna state during a raid on a hotel in the Tafa area of the state.

The suspected kidnap kingpin and killer had in his possession, the sum of One million naira (#1m) suspected to be proceeds of ransom received from families of kidnapped victims.

The statement from the FPRO states that; “The suspect, during interrogation, confessed to being part of the gang that kidnapped the family members of one Barrister Ariyo in Bwari, FCT, on 2nd January 2024, and killed some kidnapped victims, including Nabeeha, (f) daughter of the legal practitioner, on 13th January 2024, in a kidnappers camp, in Kaduna State.

“The suspect, in a dramatic situation, offered #1,000,000:00 (one million naira only) to induce the DPO, who rejected the offer and carried out his duty diligently.”

The statement added that the suspect confessed to the involvement of five other bandits in Kaduna who had already been neutralized by the IRT when their camp was destroyed.

“While commending the DPO Tafa, SP Idris Ibrahim, for the commitment and professionalism displayed in the case, he further assured that the Police would leave no stone unturned in decimating criminally minded individuals and bequeathing to Nigerians a more secure society for all and sundry in our dear country, Nigeria.”

The statement concluded