Officers of the Federal Capital Territory Police Command have arrested a sure Gabriel Elihu, a discharged soldier wearing a army uniform, for tried kidnapping within the FCT.
Elihu was arrested on March 17, after he tried to kidnap two victims on his technique to Gishiri village from H-Medix in Gwarimpa space of Abuja.
The suspect, a resident of Apo Mechanic Village within the FCT, together with different gang members, used an unregistered Toyota Hilux to trace down the suspects.
They then disadvantaged them of their valuables and tried to take them to an unknown location when the victims raised the alarm.
After receiving details about the incident, the police intercepted and arrested the suspects.
Whereas parading the suspects on the FCT Police Command in Abuja on Wednesday, the FCT Commissioner of Police, Benneth Igweh, mentioned the officers recovered a black coloured Toyota Hilux with registration quantity NBB 03 AH (Nasarawa).
Different objects recovered embody a pocket knife and a few army gear.
When questioned by our correspondent, Elihu mentioned that his pal, a serving soldier, launched him to the act of extorting cash from unsuspecting people, particularly in the event that they had been wearing army uniforms.
He mentioned: “It was my pal who launched me to it on March 17. I even forgot about this uniform as a result of when you take a look at the uniform you will notice that this isn’t the current uniform. That is the one they gave to everybody throughout the election eight years in the past.
“So my pal mentioned when he was in Port Harcourt and he had no cash, they knew methods to block Yahoo guys and test their cellphone profiles to get them to kind issues out.
“He informed us that if they arrive to an settlement (speaking in regards to the March 17 incident), he’ll give us one thing to 'maintain the physique', that's the way it occurred.”
The discharged soldier introduced that it was the primary time he participated in such an act and regretted his choice.
