Suspects Narrate How Sacked CSO Contacted Them To Kidnap Lecturers, Make ABU Insecure
A security guard at the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State, Abubakar Aliyu, has been arrested with two others, Abubakar Yakubu aka Dogo and Isaa Kabiru aka Wicked, for the alleged kidnapping of two lecturers in the institution.
The lecturers were identified as one Prof Ibrahim Bako and Dr Abdulmumuni İbrahim, said to be lecturers at the Faculty of Medicine.
The gang also reportedly kidnapped Ibrahim’s two children as well as one Ajiyah Ramatu and her son, Rabiu. It was learnt that Ramatu and Rabiu were abducted at the sick bay unit of the university.
City Round gathered that suspects were apprehended recently by detectives attached to the Inspector-General of Police Intelligence Response Team.
Police said the gang carried out six kidnappings in the university and confessed to have been engaged by a former chief security officer of the institution who is still at large.
A police source told our correspondent, “After a series of complaints, the university management requested the intervention of the IRT. During our investigations, we arrested Abubakar Yakubu aka Dogo, an okada rider. He said a former chief security officer of the university and one Bello, were the ones who invited him and his gang to terrorise the university because the present VC removed him (the CSO) from his position.”
Yakubu, who hails from Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State, said that he was introduced to kidnapping by one Sanusi (also at large), adding that he got between N16,000 and N30,000 share each time a ransom was paid.
The 24-year-old father of three added that Sanusi lured him into kidnapping on the promise that he would make a lot of money.
He said, “I dropped out from primary school and went into cattle rearing. I bought a motorcycle and started operating around Samaru town in ABU and ABU Teaching Hospital. I used to make close to N3,000 daily. I went into kidnapping because of greed through Sanusi.
“He told me that the okada business I was doing would not get me enough money. I joined the gang and we kidnapped one pastor at Sabuwa Local Government Area. We also kidnapped one Alhaji Mutair. We followed him to his house and kept him at Kidandan Forest for four days.
“I don’t know how much was paid as ransom. I wasn’t there when the ransom was negotiated but I got N30,000 as my own share. I bought food and clothes with the money. We also went for another kidnapping in Kundu village in Giwa LGA and we kidnapped a man whose name I don’t know. We followed the man to his house and it was one Ballo Ahudu, our informant, who brought the job. We kidnapped the man and took him to our camp where he spent 11 days with us. I got N16,000 as my share of the ransom.”
Yakubu, who said their next operation was at ABU, stated that they were contracted by a former CSO of the university. He claimed that the ex-CSO contacted him through one Arbo Bello.
