Kogi Vigilante Arrests 24-Year-Old Suspected Kidnap Gang Member

The Kogi State Vigilante Service (KSVS) has arrested a 24-year-old man, Muhammad Babuga, suspected of belonging to a kidnapping gang operating around the Kogi-Enugu border.
The suspect was arrested at about 7pm on Thursday, October 8, 2026, in Igabada, a border community between Kogi and Enugu states, following credible intelligence, the service said.
The Public Relations Officer of the service, Idris S. Idris, disclosed this in a statement, adding that the suspect allegedly confessed to being a member of a kidnapping gang.
According to the statement, Babuga was also identified by a kidnapping victim who had been released by the gang after a ransom was paid.
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