In Yobe, pregnant woman masterminds her own kidnapping

Nafisa Saleh, a pregnant woman, conspired with two others to plan her own kidnapping in Damaturu, Yobe State’s state capital.

On October 1, 2021, she was reported missing while on her way to the Specialist Hospital in Damaturu for prenatal treatment.

Her kidnappers called her husband and demanded ransom after she was kidnapped.

However, a further police investigation revealed that Nafisa, the putative victim, was the mastermind behind her alleged kidnapping for ransom from her husband and family members.

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ASP Dungus Abdulkarim, the Yobe State command’s police spokesman, said in a statement on Tuesday that police investigators in Damaturu jumped into action and discovered the terrible deed.

He said that the police eventually apprehended two individuals, Goni Modu and Umar Mai Gudusu, both of Dadinge Village in the state’s Gujba Local Government Area.

Meanwhile, due to concerns about her health, Nafisa was transported to the hospital for treatment.

According to Dungus, two more individuals were arrested in connection with the kidnapping of a three-year-old boy in Yobe’s Potiskum Local Government Area.

“All of the suspects were boys, with the prime suspect being 14 years old and the second suspect being 12 years old. The third suspect, on the other hand, was on the run.

“Recall that on September 18, 2021, three-year-old Adamu Abubakar Baban Yawo of Potiskum town was kidnapped and later released by his kidnappers after paying a ransom of N50,000,” he stated in the statement.

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He explained that the command has begun an inquiry for possible prosecution, while a concerted attempt is being made to apprehend the fugitive.