By Kingsley Omonobi

ABUJA—Police authorities, yesterday in Abuja, paraded three members of a notorious six-man kidnapping syndicate linked to several kidnapping and other violent crimes along Kaduna-Abuja road.

The arrest of three members of the gang followed a coordinated investigation by the Intelligence Response Team, IRT, of the Inspector General of Police monitoring unit after the gang abducted Mr. Sani Bello, a member of the House of Representatives and got N10 million as ransom.

According to the Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Donald Awunah, the names of the suspects are Haruna Adamu, Shuaibu Adamu and Abubakar Saidu.

Awunah said: “These daredevil gangsters kidnapped Mr. Sani Bello, a member the House of Representatives, on August 2 in his farm along Kaduna-Abuja Road. Also, the kidnap of other persons’ was traced to them.

“The suspects were trailed and rounded up at Ungwan Kawu village in Dan Dumi LGA, Katsina State. During interrogation, the suspects voluntarily confessed to the commission of the offence and also admitted to the various roles individually and collectively played in their criminal enterprise.

“One of the suspects, Shaibu Adamu, led operatives to a location in the nearby village (Kawu) where he buried part of the ransom money. N250,000, in a polythene bag, was recovered and marked as exhibit.

“The arrested suspects are assisting police to apprehend other fleeing members of the gang. The suspects will soon be arraigned in court for justice to take its course.”

One of the suspects said they got N10 million as ransom, adding that two of them were given N3 million, while three others, who ran into the bush on the day of arrest, also got their share.