A notorious kidnapper Umaru Murital by name was paraded by the Edo State police also boastof gaining 100m from kidnapping.
The criminal was also identified as a herdsman, and was apprehended with an AK-47 rifle, breech number KO340119 and 10 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition.
The suspect disclosed that he began kidnapping four years ago in Okenne, Kogi States, and had participated in several other kidnappings across Edo State.
He admitted to own some cattle and that his gang has 10 AK47 rifles with which they carry out kidnapping.
He confessed that one “big man we call Chief in one community is the one that always gave us identities of victims before we strike.”
The suspected kidnapper said they realized N10 million from one of their victims, even as he pledged to cooperate with the Police.
On what happened to some of their victims, he said it was his boss that is responsible for the killing of their victims, when they refuse to cooperate.
According to the suspect, “I am married. I stay in Auchi, but I was born in Lokoja, Kogi State. I am into kidnapping. I have been into kidnapping for four years. I started in Lokoja. I have kidnapped over 50 persons."
He confesses that they always kidnap people who are traveling and will request money from them.
He said that his boss is the one who killed those who refuses to cooperate with them
Edo State Police Commissioner, Babatunde Kokumo, described him as a kidnapper, who disguised as one of the herdsmen.
He said the man has been in and out of prison. He has kidnapped in Edo and other states. The prison official he kidnapped identified him.
Meanwhile, a welder who was on Monday rescued from kidnappers den at Afuze in Owan East local government, Mr. Idirisu Mohammed, has identified an herdsman, Abubakar Ilyasu as one of his abductors.
Mr. Idirisu said Abubakar was sent by his abductors to buy food for them from town while they remained in the bush.
“This one that was nabbed was sent to buy food. Before he came, the rescued team has arrived and the food was with him.”
