Operatives of the Nasarawa State Police Command Public Relations Officer, have arrested two suspected kidnappers allegedly terrorising residents of Doma and Lafia Local Government Areas.
According to a press release signed Nasarawa State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Ramhan Nansel, the suspects, identified as Abubakar Abdullahi, 28, of Jalti Village, Dass LGA, Bauchi State, and Abdullahi Isah, 32, of Tudun Alaramma, Doma LGA, Nasarawa State, were apprehended on September 29, 2025, following a report by residents of Saman Laraba, Doma.
According to police authorities, the suspects had been threatening victims through phone calls for over two months, demanding a ransom of ₦3 million or risk being abducted. Investigations revealed that the duo had contacted several residents in Doma and Lafia, some of whom had already paid various sums.
During interrogation, the suspects confessed to extorting between ₦6 million and ₦7 million from different individuals across the two LGAs.
Nasarawa State Commissioner of Police, CP Shetima Jauro Mohammed, has directed that the suspects be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Lafia, for further investigation.
He assured residents of the Command’s commitment to tackling crime and urged the public to continue providing timely and useful information to the police.
