Chinaza Phillip, a suspected notorious kidnapper operating around Abuja and Kaduna state has been arrested by the Nigerian Police Force, NPF.
The Kaduna state police command arrested the suspect two days ago, and later handed him over to the FCT Police command on Friday for prosecution, according to security sources, who claimed that his group has been responsible for the many kidnap cases in FCT and neighbouring states.
The Source magazine had earlier reported the slew of kidnappings in Abuja, which included the abduction of a family of six, and the demand of a N60 million ransom by the daredevil kidnappers, who later killed one their victims because the family failed to raise the sum.
Recall that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu met the nation’s top security brass in Aso Villa during the week, where he gave them a marching other to stop kidnapping by criminals in the nation’s capital.
The president’s meeting comes on the heels of an upsurge in the cases of abduction in the nation’s seat of power in the last few weeks.
Tinubu’s meeting with top security chiefs comes on the heels of a similar ones by the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, and FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike with security heads in Abuja on how to contain the menace.
The meetings appear to have paid of with the arrest of Phillip who, according to the police had been responsible for some of the abductions in Abuja and the adjoining states.
Confirming the arrest on Friday, FCT Police spokesperson, Josephine Adeh, a Supriindent of Police, SP, was arrested by eagle-eye policemen who has been on his trail.
Adeh said: “The FCT Police command wishes to confirm the arrest of one Chinaza Phillip, a notorious Abuja kidnapper by police operatives of the Kaduna State Police Command on Thursday 18th January, 2024.
“The suspect has been handed over to FCT police Command today being Friday 19th January, 2024, and currently in police custody.”
