The police arrested four suspected kidnappers after they forcefully pushed an unidentified victim out of a fast-moving vehicle in Abuja on Tuesday.

According to the police, the suspects confessed to kidnapping and admitted that they had lured victims through dubious techniques for five years.

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DSP Josephine Adeh, spokesperson of the Abuja police command, confirmed the arrest in a press statement released on Thursday.

“Operational Assets of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command attached to the Surveillance Section of the Wuye Division Police Headquarters on Tuesday 30th August 2022, arrested a Four-man suspected One-chance/ 419 syndicate, rescued a victim and recovered cash sum of 200,000 naira on the spot,” the statement reads.

“The suspected criminals, namely Monday James (male), Ubeh Peter(male), Precious Ofili (female) and Rita Nkemjika (female) who have been disturbing Wuye and its neighboring axis in the territory have since been on the police watchlist for masterminding and perpetrating series of vehicular robberies (one chance) and it’s related fraudulently crimes (419) until about 11:30 am of the said day when yet another unsuspecting person walked into their sneer.

“The suspects, having perfectly executed their criminal enterprise, forcefully pushed the victim out of a fast-moving car when the operational assets on surveillance noticed the abnormal and distressed demeanor of the victim, rushed to her aid, and gave the fleeing miscreants a hot chase.

“The hot chase soon attracted the attention of mobs who spread the news of the arrest gathering in their numbers to unleash mayhem on the suspects. The police tactically effected the arrest of the suspects but the pressure from the irate crowd resulted in the burning of the exhibit vehicle before the police could move it down to the station.

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“In the light of the above, a preliminary investigation has commenced. The suspects, in a voluntary statement, admitted to the crimes and added that they have been in the criminal venture for over five years.”