How a known Kidnapper Was Kidnapped, Paid N1.5m Ransom in Abuja
Thompson Nsisongabasi
Jan 11, 2021
A kidnapper simply known as Mohammed Amodu, famous for his nefarious activities in Abuja environs, was kidnapped by another kidnapper, Buba Babu, 35, and had to pay N1,555,000 for his freedom.
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Force Public Relations Officer, CP Frank Mba, who paraded both kidnappers alongside other criminals in Abuja on Monday, said Babu was notorious for kidnapping citizens on highways around Abuja.
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Babu, he said, was third in command of a kidnap syndicated headed by one Buji, who was neutralized by the police alongside the second in command.
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Mba said Babu took leadership of the gang and was notorious for always killing kidnap victims.
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Babu took Amodu into custody and when the kidnapped kidnapper hesitated to pay, he was shot in the arm.
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Mba said Mohammed had boasted he had charms and could not be shot and Babu shot him to show how serious he was.
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The police spokesman said Babu had a strong links between with a major terror group in northern Nigeria.
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Amodu, Mba said, was known as "ConfirmÔÇØ because he was a reputed marksman in the underworld.
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"Yet he was kidnapped and held and Mohammed was released after he paid N1.55 million,ÔÇØ Mba said.
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Amodu, who said he has been involved in more kidnap operations than he can remember, revealed he was kidnapped after supplying 90 rounds of live ammunition to Babu.
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Amodu said Buba was associated with Boko Haram, and he regained his freedom after paying the ransom.
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Amodu said there was a time his own gang kidnapped 20 victims at a time.
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He said he had saved up to N15 million from his nefarious activities.
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He said he witnessed an operation where Buba kidnapped 55 petsons from a luxurious bus at a time.
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Also speaking, Buba said he had been into kidnapping for three years.
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He said as a kingpin he sends boys for major operations along major roads as he never operated within town.
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He said he broke off from Buji to form his own kidnap gang because of unfairness in sharing ransom money
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— Thompson Nsisongabasi