Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command have apprehended three notorious kidnapping suspects linked to a series of deadly abductions across Abuja and neighbouring states.
In a statement released Thursday by the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, the suspects—27-year-old Ya’u Shittu from Kaduna State, 30-year-old Sale Usman from Niger State, and 28-year-old Ibrahim Abdullahi from Abuja—were arrested during sting operations conducted between June 13 and 18, 2025. The operations were executed by the Command’s elite Scorpion Squad in Kaduna, Niger, and Nasarawa states.
The trio, who had long been on the Command’s wanted list, allegedly confessed to multiple kidnappings and murders. These include the 2024 killing of a pastor in Mpape and the abduction of children in the same area, during which their father was shot dead. They were also linked to the kidnapping of a woman for whom a ₦10 million ransom was paid; each suspect reportedly received ₦500,000 from the payout.
SP Adeh noted that the arrests were made possible through “credible digital reconstructive intelligence” led by ACP Victor O. Godfrey.
One of the suspects, Ibrahim Abdullahi—also identified as the gang’s arms supplier—led police to a hideout in Bukuru, Nasarawa State, on June 18. Upon arrival, the police team came under heavy gunfire from other gang members, triggering a shootout.
