Police operatives in Abuja have arrested a suspect linked to the August 2024 kidnap of 21 medical students in Benue State.
The Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) in charge of Zone 7, Mr. Benneth Igweh, disclosed this during a media briefing on Tuesday in Abuja.
Igweh said the suspect and two others, now at large, were members of a gang that specialises in armed robbery and kidnapping in Benue and environs.
According to him, the suspect had confessed that he was a member of the gang responsible for the kidnap of the medical students.
He said the suspect had also confessed to have carried out several robbery operations along Adiga Road in Benue where he had snatched different motorcycles from travelers.
Igweh said the suspect who admitted to selling the motorcycles and sharing the proceeds with his gang members.
The AIG said the suspect also confessed to selling his rifle to one retired soldier in Akpodo for N25,000.
He said efforts were being intensified by the zone to ensure that the fleeing members of the gang were apprehended and prosecuted.
Gunmen had on August 15 last year kidnapped the students from the University of Maiduguri and University of Jos who were on their way to a convention in Enugu State.