Photo: Kidnapper Caught After Collecting ₦1.5 Million Ransom In Jos

Residents of Nepa community in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State have caught a kidnapper after collecting N1.5 million ransom from the relatives of his victims.

Naija News reports that a vigilante in the Nepa community, who narrated the incident to Daily Trust on Thursday, said the suspect was immediately handed over to the vigilantes in the area.

He added that the suspect was later taken to the Laranto Police Station along the ransom which he had collected from the victim’s family.

The vigilante said, “The kidnapper had abducted two children, one four years old and the other five years old. After receiving a ransom of N1.5 million he didn’t release them instantly.

“The following day, when he returned to an unoccupied building where he was keeping the minors, people passing by heard the kids crying and immediately rushed towards the building. Upon arrival, the kidnapper, who was with the minors, jumped out of the window, but as people screamed and shouted ‘Kidnapper,’ men and women from the community came out in large number and caught him.

“The resident then handed him over to the community vigilante group which took him to Laranto Police station along with the sum of N1,492,000 that he had already collected from the parents of the victims.”

Confirming the incident, the spokesman of the state police command, DSP Alabor Alfred, said the suspect was being investigated at the anti-kidnapping unit.