The alleged bandit kingpin arrested in a forest in Delta State, Abubakar Usman, has claimed that he and other members of his gang rear cattle for an Alhaji based in Abuja.
According to a Daily Post report, operatives of the Delta State Police Command’s Anti-Kidnapping Squad, in collaboration with the SafeCity Security Service, arrested the suspect on Wednesday during an operation at his hideout in the Ogwashi-Uku/Adonta Forest.
Usman was apprehended after an exchange of gunfire between security operatives and the suspected kidnappers.
The operation followed the abduction of Mrs Blessing Chiedu, a native of Umunede Kingdom, who was kidnapped on July 2, 2026, along the Ani-Ifekide Farm Road in Ubulu-Uku.
Confirming the incident, human rights activist Harrison Gwamnishu, in a statement posted on X, said the kidnappers had demanded a N100 million ransom from the victim’s family.
A video circulating on social media showed Gwamnishu interviewing the suspect after his arrest.
During the interview, Usman said he travelled from his home state of Niger to Delta, where he joined two other members of the gang.
He said the gang consisted of three members, adding that they operated with a pump-action gun and had received about N5 million in ransom from one of their victims.
The suspect also claimed that the group worked for an Alhaji based in Abuja but said he did not know the exact location of the man’s residence.
