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Yobe security operatives rescue kidnapped victim, arrest four suspects

By: Zagazola Makama 

Security operatives in Yobe State have rescued a kidnapped resident, Abdul’hamid Garba, 35, of Nayi Nawa Area, Damaturu, and arrested four suspects involved in the abduction.

Sources said that on Feb. 16 at about 10:20 p.m., Garba was abducted by suspects identified as Moh’d Usman, 32; Kabiru Ibrahim Umar, 42; Idriss Abdullahi Zakaria, 27; and Matthew Obata, 21, all staff of Transworld Private Security Guard, Kano. 

The suspects had hired a Prado jeep from Giwa Company, Kano, for N400,000, using a covered registration number ABJ 295 NB, and moved the victim without a clear destination while demanding a ransom of N10 million from his relations.

Following a tip-off from a good Samaritan, security operatives swung into action and intercepted the suspects at A.U. Kaifayi Filling Station, Potiskum LGA, along the Potiskum/Kano road. The victim was rescued unhurt and taken to Yobe State Specialist Hospital for medical examination.

The suspects were taken into custody, and their statements, including confessions, have been recorded. Investigations into the case are ongoing.