A kidnapper named, Mohammed Amodu, known to be ruthless with his evil activities in Abuja environs, was abducted by another kidnapper, Buba Babu, and had to pay N1,555,000 to regain his freedom.
Police Public Relations Officer, CP Frank Mba, disclosed this while parading both kidnappers alongside other criminals in Abuja on Monday 11.
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He said Babu, notorious for kidnapping citizens on Abuja highways, was third in command of a kidnap syndicate headed by one Buji, who was neutralized by the police alongside the second in command.
Amodu, Mba said, was known as ‘Confirm’ because he was a reputed marksman in the underworld. “Yet he was kidnapped and released after he paid N1.55 million.”
Amodu said there was a time his gang kidnapped 20 victims at a time and he had saved up to N15 million from his unlawful activities. He added that he witnessed an operation where Buba kidnapped 55 persons from a luxurious bus at a time.
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