The police in Niger state have arrested a 40-year-old suspected kidnapper, Bashir Abdullahi.
The suspect was paraded at the police command along with other suspected criminals across the state.
The police Public Relations Officer in the state disclosed that the suspect was arrested in Kontogora local government area of the state while making arrangements with his members to kidnap the former local government Chairman of Mariga local government.
The Police also disclosed that the suspects also arranged to abduct the father of a former commissioner in the state.
During interrogations, the suspect confessed that he planned to abduct the Chairman because he was owing him the sum of 5.8 million naira. He confessed that if he had succeeded he stand to get 10 million naira from him.
The suspected kidnappers also confessed that he brought some members of his gang from Niger Republic and other states to help him carry out his assignments.