BREAKING: DPO Who Rejected N1m Bribe Arrested Killer Of Abducted Bwari Lady — Police

The Nigeria Police Force has arrested one of the killers of Nabeeha Al-Kadriyar, 21, abducted alongside her family members from the Bwari Area Council of Abuja....CONTINUE READING

The suspect, upon arrest, offered N1 million as a bribe to the operatives, led by the Divisional Police Officer of Tafa Station in Kaduna on January 20.

The DPO, according to the police leadership, “rejected the offer and carried out his duty diligently.”

In a statement signed by the police spokesperson, ACP Muyiwa Adejobi on Sunday, the Zamfara-born suspect, Bello Mohammed was lodged in a hotel in Tafa when he was busted by the operatives.

The statement read party: “The Divisional Police Officer, Tafa Division, acting on intelligence, raided one hotel in Tafa Area, Kaduna, where he arrested Bello, with the sum of #2.25m (Two Million, two hundred and fifty million naira) only, suspected to be proceeds of ransoms collected from kidnapped victims within the area.

“The suspect, during interrogation, confessed to being part of the gang that kidnapped the family members of one Barrister Ariyo in Bwari, FCT, on 2nd January 2024, and killed some kidnapped victims, including Nabeeha, f, daughter of the legal practitioner, on 13th January 2024, in a kidnappers camp, in Kaduna State.

“The suspect, in a dramatic situation, offered #1,000,000 (one million naira only) to induce the DPO, who rejected the offer and carried out his duty diligently.”

Consequently, the Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Kayode Egbetokun, ordered that the suspect be handed over to the DFI-IRT in Abuja for discreet investigations into the matter.

He also ordered the arrest of all other culprits responsible for the dastardly act.

“The suspect is currently helping the police in their investigations.

“While commending the DPO Tafa, SP Idris Ibrahim, for the commitment and professionalism displayed in the case, he further assured that the Police would leave no stone unturned in decimating criminally minded individuals and bequeathing to Nigerians a more secure society for all and sundry in our dear country, Nigeria,” the statement said.