The suspect, Usman Yelwa, was working with the General Hospital, Misau, Misau Local Government Area of the state before his arrest.
The state NSCDC Commandant, Ilelaboye Oyejide, disclosed this while speaking with journalists at the command’s headquarters on the security situation in the state.
He said that the suspect was arrested based on credible intelligence “and he is helping the corps in our investigation.”
Furthermore, Oyejide said his officers also arrested a suspected kidnapper, Muhammad Rinji.
He said that due to intense security operations, kidnappers are now on the run from their enclaves at different locations, especially within Lame and other forests in Toro LGA.
“However, the corps intensified efforts in its patrol and surveillance and luck ran out of one of the suspected kidnappers by name Muhammad Sani Rinji, on October 15th, 2023.
“The suspect was arrested by our officers working with Nasarawa State Command in Lafia, based on credible intelligence information.
“During interrogation, the suspect agreed to all the allegations that they were responsible for the series of kidnappings and armed robbery activities in Toro LGA and beyond.
“He gave a vivid account of his involvement in the kidnapping business,” the NSCDC commandant said.
Oyejide said that the two suspects have been charged to court for the established offences for prosecution accordingly.
He said: “It is worthy to note that the milestone recorded by the command would be attributed to the strategic review of the command’s operations through a robust change in the operation of our divisions and other sister security agencies and through intelligence partnership.
“The command will not shy away from its constitutional mandate of protecting the lives and property of citizens in the state.”
Oyejide said that the command is taking proactive measures through a robust partnership with critical stakeholders in the state, saying, “I want to reiterate that all complaints should be reported to our command headquarters or the nearest division in the 20 LGAs in the state respectively.”
