Undercover female police officer arrests kidnap suspect
A female police officer went undercover in Lagos to help arrest a kidnap suspects in the state
- The police officer was serving as a care giver to the kidnapped victims
- She also served as an informant for the police during her undercover job among the kidnappers
A female police officer joined a kidnapping gang to help arrest suspects
A serving female police officer has helped in the arrest of a suspected kidnapper.
The officer, a member of the police Rapid Response Squad (RRS), infiltrated the gang team.
The female officer joined the as a care giver and help leak information to the police.
Punch reports that the female officer was taking care of the kidnap victims during her undercover job among the kidnappers.
“We got a hint about the kidnap from one of the two persons that the prime suspect contracted. The man was not okay with the idea, so he came to tell us,” a source within the police said.
“A female member of the RRS decoy team joined the gang. She was given the job of taking care of members and the child after his abduction. For more than two weeks while the operation took shape, the investigator, pretending as an accomplice, got information from the prime suspect,” the source added.
The suspect Suleiman Seidu, 33, had kidnapped two residents of Kogi state before his arrest.
Seidu was said to be plotting to kidnap a two-year old child when he was finally arrested in the Owode area of Ogun State on Friday, December 23.
It was also gathered that Seidu had contracted two of his friends to assist in the operation, when the police got wind of the plan.
“The suspect told our mole that he had a motorcycle to aid him in the abduction of the boy, adding that the ransom would be N10m. He said the boy’s father was a landlord and a dealer in electrical appliances,” the source said.
Howevr, the arrested suspected said: “I had been monitoring the boy for two weeks. I observed that whenever the driver was taking him to school; he would first alight from the car to lock the gate because they didn’t have a gatekeeper in their house. Also, he takes him to school between 7am and 8am.
“What I planned was to kidnap the boy when the driver alighted from the car to close the gate and escape on a waiting motorcycle.
“I live in a room and parlour apartment, and I planned to keep him with me till his parents pay the ransom.
“I planned to demand N10m, but if his parents could not afford the whole money, I would have accepted N3m at the end of the day.
“I conceived the idea to kidnap him when I was left with no option because my mother is very ill at the moment.
“I just relocated to the area and didn’t know the nook and cranny very well. I thought of getting someone who knew the environment well to make the job easier for me.”
Also, the Lagos state police spokesperson Dolapo Badmos said the suspect would be charged to court upon completion of the investigation.
“The suspect has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Yaba, for further investigation,” Badmus said
