The police yesterday disclosed that it has arrested a vicious and notorious kidnap for ransom gang led by a woman, Hawa Yunusa from Masaka, in Nasarawa state.
Police image maker Jimoh Moshood, a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) and the Force Public Relations Officer, Force Headquarters, Abuja who revealed the arrest said the woman has no means of livelihood but leads so many kidnapping gangs; for several kidnappings of prominent Nigerians in the state and its environs.
He said among the list of her victims include the kidnapping of one Aisha Haruna (a business woman) referred to as Zainab by her family and friends who was kidnapped and later killed and abandoned by this gang in the bush at Uke town, Nasarawa State.
Moshood said the victim’s car, Honda Hennessey was robbed after killing her including her stock of clothing inside the car.
According to Moshood, the gang leader ,after killing the suspect Hawa Yinusa further went to court and sworn to an affidavit claiming that the victim was her sister before she died and was in the process of withdrawing from the Bank about N1,000,000.00 belonging to the victim before she was arrested.
He said the two other members of the gang Nura Dahiru a.k.a Ula and Buhari Hamisu a.k.a wiseman were recruited into the criminal gang by Hawa Yinusa while one of the suspects died during a shootout with the IGP Strike Force.
The image maker said three AK-47, 38 rounds of AK-47 ammunition and one big cutlass used in killing some of their victims to death were found and recovered from them.
“The suspect, Hawa Yinusa and her gangs have carried out several kidnappings between Abuja, Nasarawa and Plateau States. They have also been involved and confessed to other forms of kidnappings of innocent people, collecting their ATM Cards and withdrawing their money before releasing them.
“Some of their victims have come forward to the Police investigator and identified them. They will be charged to court on completion of Investigation.” Moshood said.
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