Kogi vigilante service arrests man suspected of belonging to kidnapping syndicate

The Kogi State Vigilante Service (KSVS) has arrested a 24-year-old man suspected of belonging to a kidnapping syndicate operating around the boundary between Kogi and Enugu states.
The suspect, identified as Muhammad Babuga, was arrested at Igabada, a border community between the two states, at about 7 p.m. on Thursday.
In a statement issued on Saturday, the service’s spokesman, Idris S. Idris, said operatives of the Igalamela Command apprehended Babuga following credible intelligence.
He said the suspect allegedly confessed to being a member of a criminal gang involved in kidnapping.
According to the statement, Babuga was among those allegedly involved in the crime who had previo...