Local hunters, vigilantes and Fulani guards have apprehended a gang of suspected kidnappers in Bassa local government area of Kogi state.
Acting on intelligence with assistance from Kogi state police command, they trailed them for days, raided their camp and arrested three suspected kidnappers in Ikede, Bassa local government.
The suspects were said to be terrorising some communities along Bassa-Dekina border with impunity until they were arrested at the weekend and brought to Lokoja on Tuesday.
The Chief Press Secretary to the Kogi State Governor, Mohammed Onogwu, said the apprehended suspects had been transferred to Kogi State Police Command Headquarters, Lokoja for further interrogation.
The police public relations officer, William Aya, confirmed the arrest.
