STF rescues eight kidnap victims in Jos Eight kidnapped victims were rescued in Jos on Saturday by the Special Task force on Jos crisis. The victims were rescued in a hotel in Jos North by a combined team of STF patrol comprising soldiers and policemen where they were kept while ransom for their rescue was being negotiated. STF Media Officer, Capt. Salisu Mustapha, in a statement in Jos on Saturday, said the hotel was raided based on intelligence report. He said, “Based on intelligence reports in the early hours of Saturday by the STF Anti-kidnapping Squad carried out an operation at Chiwarana Hotel at Zinaria Layout of Jos North Local Government Area and rescued the victims who were kidnapped by a group of criminals. “Preliminary investigations showed that the victims were kidnapped at various locations of the metropolis and locked up in one of the hotel rooms “The suspected kidnappers had contacted the families of the victims and requested them to pay various sums of money as ransom,” he added. The spokesman said the ring leader of the kidnappers and the hotel manager had been arrested and were currently undergoing investigations.
Posted on: Sun, 14 Jul 2013 13:07:32 +0000
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