The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says its troops deployed at Durbunde in the Takai local government area of Kano state have arrested a 35-year-old high-profile kidnapper, Isah Abdul.
It said Isah Abdul was arrested at about 6:30 pm on February 19, after a well-coordinated operation.
NAF’s spokesperson, Air Vice Marshall Edward Gabkwet, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, February 20.
Gabkwet said Abdul was arrested “following credible intelligence on the hideout of the notorious kidnapper and his boys who were responsible for several kidnapping incidents in the area.”
According to him, the preliminary investigation had since revealed that Isah Abdul and his gang were responsible for the abduction of one Yakubu Ibrahim Tagaho, popularly known as “Sarkin Noman Gaya,” on April 6, from his residence in Tagaho Village in Takai Local Government Area.
He said Tagaho was, however, released a month later after a ransom of three million was paid to the kidnappers.
Gabkwet said: “In December 2023, the same criminal abducted two sisters and three others in the same village and released them after collecting a huge ransom.
“He is also responsible for several other kidnapping activities as he has strong ties to other known kidnapping gangs like the Danbul Fulaku gang that also operates in the Takai local government area.”
The NAF’s spokesperson said that Abdul is at present undergoing investigation in the custody of the NAF personnel, and would soon be handed over to “appropriate authorities for further proceedings.”