Two secondary school students in Zamfara state have been arrested by Police for their involvement in a plan to kidnap their principals.
Those arrested are Donatus Ejeh, an SS3 student of Dominican College Sha’iskawa area, Gusau, and Tukur Bashir an SS1 student of Federal Government College, Anka for allegedly planning to kidnap their School principals and kill their colleagues.
The suspects were arrested in different locations in the state after they sent threat messages to their respective principals demanding payment of millions of naira.
According to Police Commissioner in the state Hussaini Rabi’u, at a press conference on Friday at the Zamfara State police command headquarters in Gusau, one of them threatened to kidnap his principal, the second one called his own school principal on phone threatening to kill and abduct students of the school unless he paid N3 million.
Rabi’u said the two minors were arrested following complaints to the police.
“On 25th June, 2021, a letter was found close to the suggestion box of Dominican College located in Sha’iskawa area, Gusau.”
“The content of the letter was a threat to kidnap the principal of the school, Rev. Sister Chinyere O.P, and students of the school.”
“On receipt of the complaint, police detectives swung into action and arrested one Donatus Ejeh as the principal suspect.”
“On interrogation, the suspect was discovered to be an SS3 student of the school.” “On 1st July, the principal of Federal Government College, Anka, Zamfara state reported to the DPO Anka Division that an unknown person called her and demanded three million Naira or he would storm the school and attack students.”
“On receipt of the complaint, police swung into action and arrested one Tukur Bashir in Bakura Local Government Area of the state.”
“Upon investigation, the caller was discovered to be an SS1 student of the school,” Rabi’u added.
He said investigations were ongoing to unearth collaborators of the students.
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