Kidnapper caught after collecting ransom in Jos

A suspected kidnapper was apprehended by residents of Nepa community in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State. He allegedly demanded N1.5 million in ransom from the victims' families in Jos, the capital of Plateau State. 

The suspect is being looked into at the anti-kidnapping section, according to DSP Alabor Alfred, a spokeswoman for the state police command, who verified the occurrence to our correspondent. 

An unnamed vigilante from the Nepa neighbourhood said that the culprit was turned up to the neighbourhood vigilantes right away after being apprehended by the locals. 

The suspect was later brought to the Laranto Police Station, he continued.

Narrating the incident, the vigilante said, “The kidnapper had abducted two children, one four years old and the other five years old. After receiving a ransom of N1.5 million he didn’t release them instantly.

“The following day, when he returned to an unoccupied building where he was keeping the minors, people passing by heard the kids crying and immediately rushed towards the building. Upon arrival, the kidnapper, who was with the minors, jumped out of the window, but as people screamed and shouted ‘Kidnapper,’ men and women from the community came out in large number and caught him.

“The resident then handed him over to the community vigilante group which took him to Laranto Police station along with the sum of N1,492,000 that he had already collected from the parents of the victims.”

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