Maj.-Gen. Ibrahim Ali, the Commander of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), has disclosed the abductors of Mr Charles Mato, the Paramount Ruler of Gindri in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State have demanded N500 million ransom.
Maj.-Gen. Ali, made this known when officials of Correspondents Chapel of Plateau Council of Nigerian Union of Journalists visited him on Wednesday in Jos.
Daily Report Nigeria had reported that gunmen abducted Mato, at his residence on December 14.
However, Ali, who doubles as the General Officer Commanding (GOC), 3 Division, Nigerian Army, Rukuba, near Jos, disclosed that his troops have arrested some suspects connection with the crime.
According to him: “The abductors of the traditional ruler have called and demanded a random of N500 million to secure his release. We have arrested some suspects. They are in our custody.
“These are people we feel have knowledge of the incident. We have picked them up and they are being interrogated,”
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He added: “Kidnapping is one of the major problems in this country; it is increasing on daily basis. You can be kidnapped by anybody, anytime and anywhere.
“But we are working round the clock and have put modalities on ground to end the menace,”
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