Ibrahim Babangida arrested for kidnapping nursing mother, daughter: Police

The police command in Adamawa has confirmed the arrest of four high-profile kidnappers suspected to have abducted a nursing mother and her daughter, according to a statement by DSP Sulaiman Nguroje, on Thursday, in Yola.
The police identified one of them as Ibrahim Babangida.
Mr Nguroje, the command’s spokesperson, said the notorious suspects were also behind the attack on the Ngurore police station.
According to the statement, on October 10, heavily armed suspected kidnappers attacked the police station at about 2:00 a.m. and kidnapped a woman, Hauwa Umaru and her daughter.
Mr Nguroje said operatives of the anti-kidnapping unit of the state command arrested the suspects on Thursday and recovered one AK-47 rifle with 16 rounds of live ammunition.
“The breakthrough that led to the arrest of the suspects began with the arrest of one Buba Ibrahim aka Babangida, 20, a native of Wuro Bilal village, Ngurore District, Yola South LGA,” the statement said. “Ibrahim Babangida is one of the principal suspects in the kidnap operation. The confession of the suspect revealed how they abducted Hauwa Umaru, her daughter and one Alhaji Bahago of Ibbare and also attacked the Ngurore police station.”
The statement added that the police were assisted by some hunters who apprehended other three members of the kidnap gang.
The police identified the suspects as Tumba Alhaji Dan Bappa, 25, a native of Ibbare district, Yola south LGA; Buba Alhaji Abdu, a resident of Ibbare, Ngurore District; and Abdullahi Lawal, a resident of Lau local government area in Taraba.
Mr Nguroje said the suspects were also part of a seven-man syndicate terrorising Adamawa and Taraba.
He further explained that the suspects would be charged to court on completion of investigations.
(NAN)
More from Peoples Gazette

Faith
Explosion at Shiite mosque leaves several dead, wounded
This is the second deadly blast within a week on Shiite religious sites in Afghanistan.

Faith
Days after swearing not to see Buhari again, Pastor Bakare crawls back to Aso Rock
“I’m not interested in meeting you any longer; no more visits. Now, it is war because Nigeria must be set free,” Mr Bakare said in his July 25 sermon.

World
U.S. donates 17 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to Africa
The donation comes as African countries struggle to vaccinate a fraction of their population.

Economy
Bitcoin hits $60,000 as U.S. stock exchange listing draws near
The cryptocurrency surged on Friday, trading at its highest level since May…traded 2.5 per cent higher in the past 24 hours, at $59,112.

Sport
Anambra Governors’ Cup finalists yet to get cash reward: Team Coach
The situation “is creating friction between the coach of Amawbia Town and his players, who emerged third in the competition and expecting” a cash reward of N150,000.

Maiduguri
APC members fume as Adamu Adamu imposes party executives from sickbed
The minister called a meeting of party leaders from his home Bauchi State to discuss the distribution of positions ahead of the party’s congresses next week.