The Nigeria Police Force has arrested the second wanted kidnap kingpin terrorising the Federal Capital Territory, FCT Abuja, Samaila Wakili Fafa, also known as Habu Ibrahim.
Confirming the arrest on Tuesday, FCT Police spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, said: “the operatives of the FCT Police Command, in a continued effort against banditry in FCT and its environs, on February 24, 2024, at about 7:05 p.m, acting on credible intelligence, stormed Sardauna Forest, Toto, Nasarawa State, and arrested Samaila Wakili Fafa, a kidnapping kingpin who has been on the wanted list of the command for a long time and a bounty placed on his head by the Hon. Minister, FCT.
Recall that Samaila was one of the two kingpins declared wanted and had N20million bounty placed on their heads by the FCT minister, Nyesom Wike, two weeks ago.
The first kingpin, Saidu Abdulkadir, also known as Dahiru Adamu, had already been arrested a few days after the announcement of the bounty.
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“The suspect is one of the two kidnappers the Honorable Minister FCT placed a bounty on, as the other one, namely Saidu Abdulkadir, had earlier been arrested by the command.
“He confessed that his syndicate masterminded and executed several kidnappings in FCT and its environs, including the abduction of Barr. Chris Agidy, the legal aide to Senator Ned Nwoko, and Mr. Sunday Yahaya Zakwai, the district head of Ketti Village, were later killed by them.
