THE Inspector General of Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT) has arrested the 10th gang member in the CBN Governor’s wife kidnap saga of September 2016, Umar Abubakar.
Umar Abubakar aka Kiriwa was trailed and arrested in Minna, Niger State on December 9, 2016, consequent upon several weeks of monitoring and actionable intelligence gathering coupled with collaborative efforts of public spirited members of the community.
The suspect later led detectives to two houses and three empty plots he purchased with the proceeds of his share of the ransom.
He confessed using N3million, part of the ransom, to open a provision shop in Minna, Niger State, which he was running with his wife.
The original papers of the houses and plots of land were recovered and registered as exhibits and the shop also sealed by the police.
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