Albarka Sukuya, a pastor based in Plateau State, has been arrested by the Police for allegedly kidnapping himself and collecting ransom fr...
Albarka Sukuya, a pastor based in Plateau State, has been arrested by the Police for allegedly kidnapping himself and collecting ransom from his church members.
Alfred
Alabo, Police Public Relations Officer in Plateau, who confirmed this in a
statement, said the suspect was arrested in November.
He
said he severally staged his kidnap to dupe unsuspecting persons.
“The
Police has uncovered the nefarious act of one Pastor Albarka Sukuya of Jenta
Apata, Jos, who on several occasions staged his kidnap with his cohorts and
received ransom from sympathising members of his congregation.”
‘I
beat my neighbour for pretending to be a pastor’
“Sequel to his spurious kidnaps of Nov. 14 and
Nov. 15, 2022, where N400,000 and N200,000, respectively, were paid by his
sympathisers as ransom for his release, the incidents triggered suspicion.
“Through
credible intelligence, the clergyman was invited by the DPO Nasarawa Gwong
Police Station, CSP Musa Hassan and investigation commenced immediately.
“In
the course of investigation, it was established that the suspect has been
conspiring with his gang to stage his kidnap and fraudulently collect ransom.
“The
suspect further disclosed that on Jan. 1, he set ablaze the vehicles and a
bicycle parked at ECWA Bishara 3, Jenta Apata premises belonging to his
colleagues. He has confessed to committing the crime.”
Alabo
mentioned that the suspect had revealed the identity of three other members of
his gang, adding that two of them were arrested while one is still at large.
No comments