An alleged kidnapper (pictured) got more than he bargained for when he mistakenly boarded a commercial vehicle owned by one of his victims in Sokoto state.
According
to DAILY TRUST, the victim, a driver, was kidnapped along
Kankara in Katsina state while returning from Kano about two months ago.
He reportedly spent three
weeks in captivity and was released after paying an undisclosed amount of money
as ransom.
The newspaper
quoted a member of the National Union of Road Transport Worker (NURTW) as
saying the suspect was, however, recognised by the victim when he boarded his
vehicle on his way to Kano state.
“The driver was quick to
identify him because the incident happened not too long ago,” the NURTW
official was quoted to have said.
“After identifying him,
he alerted our leaders who in turned informed the nearest police outpost.”
The leaders of the NURTW
reportedly asked the driver to move towards Kwannawa motor park in Dange-Shuni
local government area of the state, where the car was blocked by police.
The police were said to
have arrested the suspect and whisked him away to their station.
While being interrogated,
the suspect reportedly confessed that he belongs to a gang of kidnappers.
He has since been
transferred to the state police command headquarters for investigation.
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