By Publisher
Ado Haruna, an informant to bandits, has confessed to setting up his nephew, Alhaji Bashiru Anas, and his family for abduction, adding that he got only N200,000 from the N13 million l ransom paid.
The suspect, who hails from Angwa Kanawa Dutse Abba, Zaria, Kaduna State, was arrested by the operatives of Intelligence Response Team (IRT), and recently paraded in Abuja alongside others by ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the Force Public Relations Officer.
On the appointed day, the bandits raided the Alhaji Anas’ residence at about 1 a.m., but he was not at home. However, abducted his two wives and three children, as well as his younger brother and his wife.
In an interview, Haruna, aged 50, told the Nigerian Tribune: “I’m into farming and vigilante work. It is true that I was the one who took bandits to Alhaji Anas’ house. Anas is my nephew; my elder sister’s son. I knew only one of the bandits who asked me to show them my nephew’s house.
“I led the bandits to his house but didn’t let him see me. We were living in the same community. They did not see Anas, so they took his wife and children. For the 60 days his family was in the bush, I was using Alhaji Anas’ phone to communicate with the bandits.
“The bandits were paid over N10 million as ransom, as I was made to know, but I was given N200,000 as my share. I bought maize with the money given to me.
“I didn’t know how the police got information about my involvement. I just saw them at my home. Life pushed me into crime.”
