A team of policemen form
the Anti-Kidnapping Unit reportedly rescued the woman and rushed her to a
hospital for treatment.
The police in Bauchi State
have arrested a suspected kidnapper, Buba Sale, for allegedly abducting a
woman, Binta Mohammed, and her four-month-old baby in the Liman Katagun area of
the state.
The 40-year-old Sale, who
held the woman and her baby hostage for about five days, had demanded a ransom
of N500,000.
The Police Public Relations
Officer, DSP Dalti Abubakar, who paraded Sale and other suspects on Thursday,
said the case would be charged to court at the end of investigations.
He said, “On July 11, the
anti-kidnapping unit arrested the suspect. He kidnapped the victim with her
four-month-old baby on July 6 at about 1.30am and demanded a ransom of
N500,000. The hostage was rescued alive and rushed to the hospital where she
was admitted for treatment. The case is under investigation after which the
suspect will be charged to court.”
In another incident, the
police arrested a three-man gang of cattle rustlers and suspected kidnappers in
the Gubi Village area of Bauchi.
The suspects – Buba
Maikudi, 26, Ishaka Muhammadu, 19, and Ibrahim Isah, 23 – allegedly abducted
three cattle farmers in the Dass Local Government Area of the state and also
robbed them of 72 cows, valued at N8.5m.
Our correspondent learnt
that the principal suspect, Maikudi, had been on the police wanted list in
connection with various cases of kidnapping and cattle rustling.
The police spokesperson,
Abubakar, said all the hostages were rescued.
He said, “We also recovered
30 cows, 10 Sheep, a dane gun, two cutlasses and charms. The case is under
investigation and the suspects will be charged to court for prosecution as soon
as possible.”
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