Residents of the NEPA community in Jos North Local Government Area, Plateau State, have captured a suspected kidnapper who allegedly extorted N1.5 million in ransom from the families of his victims.
The Plateau State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Alabor Alfred, confirmed the incident, stating that the suspect is currently under investigation by the anti-kidnapping unit.
According to a vigilante member from the NEPA community, who requested anonymity, the suspect was caught by residents and immediately handed over to local vigilantes. The vigilantes then transferred him to the Laranto Police Station.
The vigilante explained that the suspect had kidnapped two children, aged four and five. Despite receiving the ransom of N1.5 million, he refused to release the minors. When the suspect returned to the unoccupied building where he was holding the children, passers-by heard their cries and quickly moved to investigate.
As the suspect attempted to flee by jumping out of a window, the community members responded to the commotion and managed to apprehend him. The suspect was then handed over to the vigilante group, who took him, along with the sum of N1,492,000 that he had collected from the victims’ parents, to the Laranto Police Station.
