Kidnap suspects arrested in Kogi

Two suspected members of a kidnap gang in Kogi State have been arrested by operatives of the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Intelligence Response Team (IRT).
Suleiman Isah (24) and Musa Mohammed (31), both natives of Ankpa, were arrested on May 29 at Ninth Mile, Enugu State, and Ayinba in Kogi.
They were said to be among the criminals who kidnapped an Islamic Scholar, Alhaji Jibrin Idris, on February 21.
The suspects allegedly confessed to be four in the gang, giving the names of others as Bashir and Mangal.
The police said efforts are on to arrest the two members at large.
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