One of the suspects in the recent kidnap of the wife of the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Umar Abubakar, has confessed that he made a fortune from the crime.
Our correspondent gathered that the suspect, who was traced to and arrested in Minna, Niger State, by the Inspector General of Police Intelligence Response Team, headed by CSP Abba Kyari after several weeks, during interrogation, confessed that he bought two houses, three plots of land and also set up a supermarket from his own share of the ransom paid to secure the release of the CBN governor’s wife, Mrs. Margarete Emefiele.
According to the police, “Sequel to the Kidnapping of the CBN Governor’s Wife in Edo State and subsequent arrest of nine suspects by IRT, including two serving soldiers, one of the remaining three gang members on the run, Umar Abubakar, aka Kiriwa, was traced and arrested in Minna, Niger State after Several weeks of follow up.
“Suspect confessed to the kidnapping of the CBN governor’s wife and several other kidnappings and took detectives to two houses and 3 plots of land he bought from the ransom.
“He further confessed that he used the remaining three million Naira from the ransom to open a big provision store in Minna, Niger State, which he is running with his wife. The documents of the houses and plots of land have been recovered and registered as exhibits and the shop is sealed off.”
It was also learnt that serious efforts to arrest the two remaining gang members and other kidnappers were in Progress.
