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16 kidnappers Who Drink The Blood Of Human Beings Captured In Niger
The leader of the kidnapping gang disclosed that ten people have been killed since they began their formation
The police in Niger State, Nigeria, has arrested 16 kidnappers who reportedly drink the blood of captives along the Kaduna-Abuja road.
This act is practiced on people who are not able to meet up with a ransom placed on their release.
Two members of the trio of kidnappers plead for their lives.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), some of the suspects are “Ibrahim Umar, gang leader, Isiaka Mohammed and Hassan Usman, Mubarak Adamu, Yisuf Sani, Musa Usman, Yakabu Wakili, Abdullahi Abdulkarim among others.”
The information was confirmed by CSP Jimoh Moshood, a spokesperson for the Nigerian Police Force (NPF), who added that sophisticated weapons were recovered from the kidnappers. Items include 5 AK 47 rifles, nine AK 47 magazines, two cutlasses, one cell phone and 1,598 rounds of ammunition.
A Special Tactical Squad was deployed in a bid to seize the abductors. The gang leader of the dangerous group of 16, identified as Umar, confessed to killing 10 people on their previous missions.
The kidnappers were arrested during the December festivity, a fact that had Moshood boasting about it being a great success for the Nigerian police. It is a great feeling to have in light of a recent public protest calling for the end of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS).
The police spokesperson added that “The suspects will be arraigned in court after the completion of the investigation.”
