Police parade suspect who made N200m from kidnapping in six months

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF), today, paraded an alleged kidnap
for ransom kingpin, one Abubakar Umar, said to have made over N200
million from kidnappings within the last six months.

Umar was paraded alongside 37 other suspects, with one Abubakar
Ahmadu, arrested over the kidnap of the chairman of the Universal
Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Dr Mohammad Mahmood
Abubakar.

The spokesman of the Police, Deputy Commissioner of Police
(DCP), Frank Mba, while parading the suspects in Abuja, said they
were arrested by police operative on Operation Puff Adder, between
5th June and 19th June, 2019.

He said the Operatives also recovered 11 AK47 rifles, two pump
action guns, three locally made pistols, 12 Dane guns, two revolver
pistols, 10 live cartridges, 77 live ammunition and two Volkswagen
vehicles.

Mba also explained that Umar was responsible for the kidnap of
foreign nationals whom he keeps hostage until substantial ransoms
are paid.

Interacting with journalists, Umar admitted to have participated
in several kidnapping, mainly in Niger and Kebbi States.

See video of Umar confessing to have made over N200m from
kidnapping in six months here.

He confessed to have worked with superiors, who kidnapped people
in Sokoto State where they received N100 million as ransom
payments.

He said they also kidnapped people in Oyo state and received
about N50 million in ransom payments. Umar also said he coordinated
the kidnapping of six people.

He said they kidnapped a Chinese expatriate around Mahuta, in
Kebbi State and collected ransom of N9 million, adding that he
collected about N20 million as ransom payments for several
kidnappings recently in Niger state.

Also interacting with journalists, Ahmadu admitted to have
participated in the kidnapping of the UBEC chairman and collected
the ransom of N5 million which was divided amongst seven gang
members that carried out the kidnapping.