The police in Abuja yesterday paraded a former personnel of the Department of State Service (DSS), and ten others, for alleged kidnapping and robbery.
The suspects were arrested after they kidnapped Managing Director of Nigeria Paper Mills, Jebba and Chairman, Gateway Insurance, Alhaji Isa Salami.
The victim was rescued from the kidnappers’ hideout, a two-bedroom apartment in the remote side of Suleja, Niger State.
Those paraded are Kelvin Emeka, Ndubushi Prince Uzor, Abdulraheed Maigari, Sunday Travnor, Zayor Alfred, Avah Joseph, Gabriel Friday, Rajab Baba Ishiaka, Ali Sani, Nuhu Sule and Mohammed Abubakar.
Items recovered from them included one AK 47 rifle, three AK 47 magazines, 90 rounds of 7.62 live ammunition, two pistols, 14 rounds of 9mm live ammunition and two bedroom flats at different locations in Suleja.
The police said the former DSS personnel was dismissed for his alleged involvement in a N310 million foreign exchange scandal, belonging to the Senate President Bukola Saraki.
Force spokesman Jimoh Moshood said operatives of IGP’s Intelligence Response team, together with the Anti-Kidnapping Squad of FCT Police Command, swung into action following Salami’s kidnap.
“Kelvin Eemeka, 28, is the overall gang leader. He was earlier charged to Gwagwalada High Court in October 2016, with three others, for kidnapping and robbery. They were released in August, less than eight weeks after their arraignment.
“Ndubisi Prince Ozor, the second-in-command, was also charged for robbery in November 2016 and was released in January.
“Abdulrasheed Maigari, 35, native of Donga council in Taraba State, a 2006 Political Science graduate of Bayero University, Kano, recruited into DSS as a Graduate Officer, dismissed and charged to court for stealing N310 million with some dismissed Army officers in Abuja.
“He was also released and he immediately joined the gang. He rose to become the coordinator and rented the two houses where victims are kept,” Moshood said.
Others paraded are Sunday Tyavnor, the arms dealer who sold the AK 47 Rifle for N470,000 and the two pistols for N60,000 each. He was arrested in Nasarawa State.
“Mohammed Abubakar, 21, native of Mokwa council in Niger State, supplier of pre-registered sim cards to the kidnappers”.
Other members of the gang were guards responsible for guarding and securing victims from escaping.
Moshood said the suspects will be prosecuted after investigation.