Police operatives in Yobe State have arrested a 30-year-old man, Usmanu Garba, who is said to be a member of a notorious kidnapping syndicate.

The suspect was arrested on Friday, July 5, 2024 while on his way to spend his share of N1.6 million ransom paid by the gang’s latest victim in Babaram Muktum, a Fulani settlement in Gujba LGA of the state.

The spokesperson of the command, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, in a statement on Thursday said: “On July 5, 2024, at about 1300hrs, detectives from the State Intelligent Department (SID) arrested Usmanu Garba, 30, of Katarko Village, Gujba LGA, while on his way to spend his share of the proceeds of a kidnapping operation.

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The suspect is a member of a gang specialized in armed ro%bbery, kidn@pping, and cattle rustling in Gujba and neighbouring towns.

The gang was responsible for the recent kidnapping incident which occurred in Babaram Muktum, a Fulani settlement in Gujba LGA, where the gang kidnapped a resident and collected a ransom of N1.6 million.