BREAKING: Wanted Abuja kidnap kingpin arrested at midnight after N20 million bounty

24 hours after a 20 million bounty was placed on him by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, a wanted kidnap kingpin was arrested from his hideout in the midnight.

The Police broke the news of his arrest and revealed his name as Dahiru Adamu with his counterpart whose name was given as Abu Ibrahim yet to be nabbed.

Both notorious criminals have been terrorizing residents of the Federal Capital Territory which the Minister, Barrister Nyesom Wike on Wednesday paid a visit to the FCT Police Command and pronounced a bounty of N20 million for Police operatives to arrest the two kingpins.

Reports said, the two kidnappers were responsible for the kidnap of two defence staff at an Army Estate in Abuja and kidnappings across the capital city in recent times.

Adamu, whose real name is Saudi Abdulkadir was arrested on Thursday, by the FCT Police Command attached to the Anti-kidnapping unit following a kidnapper’s raid at a camp bordering Nasarawa and Abuja via Kuje area council.

The arrest was confirmed by a statement issued by the FCT Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, Josephine Adeh on Friday, saying the operation took place at midnight.

“In a continued effort against criminality in the Territory, raided two (2) kidnappers’ camps bordering Nasarawa and Abuja via Kuje area council on 15/02/2024 at about 12 AM, dislodged the camps and arrested one Saidu Abdulkadir ‘m’ popularly known as (Dahiru Adamu), who is the gang leader and one of the wanted suspects of the kidnapping syndicate paraded by the Police Command on 14th February 2024.

“The bandits on sighting the police operatives, opened fire and engaged the Police in an intense gun duel and were eventually overpowered by the Police, as one Habu Yakubu and Isufu Abubakar, earlier abducted from Kwaita village via Pegi district of Kuje area council, were rescued unhurt and the suspect arrested.

“Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect masterminded the kidnap and killing of one Mr Sunday Yahaya Zakwai, the district head of Ketti village.

“While effort is till ongoing to apprehend the other wanted suspects on the run, the Commissioner of Police FCT, CP Benneth C. Igweh psc, mni, wishes to reassure criminals in FCT that there is no hiding place for them.

“He equally urges residents to report suspicious activities through the following emergency lines; 08032003913, 08061581938, 07057337653, and 08028940883; PCB: 09022222352.“