Police have arrested Alhaji Bashiru Abdullahi. He is accused of being a serial killer and notorious kidnapper within the Kontagora Local Government Area in Niger state.

Wasiu Abiodun, the spokesperson for Niger Police, confirmed that the suspect was arrested by a tactical team of police attached to Minna Area Command at 16:30 hours on Saturday, July 23. He is a native of Bangi, headquarters of Mariga LGA.

The suspect was arrested in Kontagoro as he planned to recruit armed men for his gang.

Abdulahi, upon being interrogated confessed to having planned to kidnap the former Chairman of Mariga's Local Government Council and the father of a former Commissioner.

Abiodun said;

“The suspect claimed that the former chairman owed him about N5.8 million and that if the former chairman was kidnapped, he intended to realize N10 million as ransom from him.”

Abdulahi also allegedly confessed that part of his plan was equally to kidnap the father of the former Commissioner whom he (suspect) owed about N1.3 million from a business transaction between them. He also said that he was expecting to get N15 million ransom from the plan.

The statement added;

“Further investigation revealed that sometimes in March 2022, the said Alhaji Bashiru was suspected to have murdered his younger brother, one Alhaji Mamuda Abdullahi, of Bangi town, Mariga LGA.

“When the suspect was interrogated, he confessed to the act that he contributed money with his brother to the tune of N79 million for a business purpose.

“The suspect confessed that, while his late brother swindled him, he hit him with a stick on the head which resulted in his death.”

The suspect, however, told the family members that his brother was attacked and killed by bandits at Beri.

An investigation is ongoing to arrest other suspected members of his gang.

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