The Nigeria Divisional Police Officer (DlPO), Tafa, SP Idris Ibrahim, has rejected the sum of N1M bribe from a kidnap suspect in Kaduna State.
According to the report made by Tribune Online, he stated that the kidnap suspect, in a dramatic situation, offered N1,000,000 to induce the DPO, who rejected the offer and carried out his duty diligently.
The Nigeria Police Force nabbed Bello Mohammed, who hails from Zamfara State. He was arrested on Sunday. The Police Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, in a statement at the police headquarters, revealed that the suspects were raided in a hotel around Tafa Area in Kaduna on January 20, 2024, and were arrested with the sum of N2.25 million, which was said to be the payoff extorted from the kidnapped victims within the vicinity.
During interrogation, the kidnap suspect, Mohammed, confessed to the crime of being part of the gang that kidnapped the family members of Nabeeha and also killed her.
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The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, has commended DPO Tafa, SP Idris Ibrahim, for the diligent commitment and professionalism displayed in the case.
Egbetokun further assured that the Police force would make sure, all investigations process will be successful in smashing criminally minded individuals and promising more conducive society to all Nigerians.
However, the Inspector-General of Police, has requested that the suspect, who also confessed to being part of the neutralised five bandits in Kaduna by the IRT, led by Mai Gemu, popularly known as Godara, be handed over to the DFI-IRT in Abuja for careful examinations into the matter and to arrest all other culprits responsible for the heinous act.
The suspect is currently assisting the police while the investigations are ongoing.
