The Benue State Police Command has nabbed the kingpin of a kidnap syndicate, Achobo Samuel, that specialised in kidnapping girls.

Parading the suspect on the command headquarters in Makurdi, the command’s Spokesperson, Catherine Anene, mentioned that the kingpin was smoked out of his hideouts.

His arrest got here barely 5 days after two members of his syndicate have been arrested.

Anene mentioned, “Should you keep in mind two members of his gang have been apprehended in Makurdi of their hideouts final week they usually confessed to the crime.

“In the present day the kingpin was arrested by males of operation Zenda, should you recall, the Commissioner of Police promised to arrest the kingpin, now he has been arrested and confessed to the crime.”

The suspected kingpin informed journalists that they specialised in kidnapping girls as a result of they have been simple to kidnap.

He regretted inflicting the demolition of the home linked to the previous Chief Choose of Benue State, late Justice Iorhemen Hwande who he described as his uncle.

“The late Chief Choose was my uncle and I’ve been working together with his son for the previous six years as gross sales boy promoting tiles.

“I began the kidnapping enterprise final yr. We’re three; the opposite two have been arrested however I remorse my motion particularly inflicting the demolition of my uncle’s home,” Samuel mentioned.

The state authorities on Friday demolished the four-bedroom home with a boy’s quarter linked to the previous Chief Choose in keeping with the legislation of the state that any home utilized by kidnappers as their hideouts have to be demolished.

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