By Esther Onyegbula & Faith Ake

A suspected member of a five-man kidnapping gang, Friday Alex, has said he was forced into the business two years ago.

It was learned that the gang, which specialises in kidnapping innocent people within Lekki-Ajah area and its environs, take their victims to a forest at Abijo where they are held hostage until ransom is paid.

Vanguard gathered that the suspect, who had been on the wanted list of the police for a while, was arrested when police tracked him to his hideout at Ajah, while other members of the gang escaped.

The 27-year-old suspect, an indigene of Delta State, said: “My gang members and I have been into kidnapping for over two years. Agali is the leader of the gang.

“They forced me to join them in the kidnapping business two years ago. I agreed and I have been working with them since.”