The anti-kidnapping squad of Special Task Force (STF) in Plateau state has rescued eight persons from kidnappers following tip-off to security agents by concerned members of the public in Jos, north central Nigeria.
A statement by STF’s spokesperson, Captain Salisu Mustapha, revealed that the security agents carried out a raid at Chiwana hotel located in Zinaria layout of Jos north local government area, where the kidnappers were apprehended with victims kept in one of the hotel rooms.
According to the statement, the suspected kidnappers contacted families of the victims and requested for various sums of money as ransom.
Investigations indicate that the victims were kidnapped at various locations of the metropolis and kept in the hotel where the kidnappers use as base for their operations.
The release adds that the leader and a member of the gang as well as the hotel manager have been arrested and are currently undergoing investigation.
