62-year-old Man Arrested in Top Northern State for Offering Police N1M to Release Suspected KidnapperPAY ATTENTION: Сheck out news that is picked exactly for YOU ➡️ click on “Recommended for you” and enjoy! One 62-year-old Alhaji Bamuwa Umaru has been arrested by the Kano state Police Command for offering N1 million as a bribe for the release of Yusuf Ibrahim who was arrested for kidnapping. Daily Trust reports that Umaru a resident of Sabon Gari Local Government Area of Kano state offered the bribe to police officers. Confirming the incident, the spokesperson for the Police in kano state, SP Abdullahi Haruna, while addressing a press conference on Tuesday, January 24, said that Umaru had approached the officer in charge of the state anti-kidnapping squad, SP Aliyu Mohammed. Read also Governor, police react as Bomb Blast Kills 27 Herdsmen, Many Cows in Northern State Haruna added that during Umaru's meeting with the officer, he offered him (Mohammed) the bribe to secure the release of Ibrahim, 27. PAY ATTENTION: Сheck out news that is picked exactly for YOU ➡️ find the “Recommended for you” block on the home page and enjoy! Speaking further, Harun said that Ibrahim is a native of Danjibga Village, Tsafe LGA, Zamfara state. His words: Read also MACBAN Condemns Killing of 31 Cattle Herders in Nasarawa State The Punch reports that the Police spokesperson also noted that the suspect in his confessional statement said their gang had succeeded in killing about 10 victims. He also confessed to having single-handedly killed two out of the 10 unfortunate victims. Further speaking, Harun said that both the suspected kidnapper and the man that offered the money would be charged to court upon completion of the investigation. Nigeria's police chief, Usman Baba Alkali and his adopted son Ibrahim Alkali have been caught in the web of a huge lawsuit. This suit is said to be worth N100bn and was filed by late MKO Abiola's widow, Prof Zainab Abiola in the suit. She alleged that her reputation was publicly defamed by the IGP's stepson and a former police orderly. Read also Huge tragedy, tears as gunmen kill Imo APC ward chairman, kidnap 5 others Meanwhile, the sentence against the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, for contempt has been dismissed. In a ruling presided over by Justice Bolaji Olajuwon of the Federal High Court, it was established that IGP Baba complied with the order to reinstate a retired policeman, Patrick Okoli. Justice Olajuwon, therefore, granted the IGP's application which sought the dismissal of the previous order. Source: Legit.ng The police in Kano state have arrested a man, Bamuwa Umaru, for offering N1 million bribe to the police Umaru was said to have offered the police the bribe to facilitate the release of a suspected kidnapper According to the Kano police, Umaru had given the money to the officer in charge before he was arrested PAY ATTENTION: for YOU “Recommended for you” PAY ATTENTION: for YOU “Recommended for you” “The suspected kidnapper was arrested by a team of Operation Restore Peace led by CSP Usman Abdullahi, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Rijiyar Zaki Division Kano after he was identified by a driver they kidnapped along Funtuwa-Gusau Road, and collected the sum of N500,000 as ransom before his release. “On preliminary investigation, the suspect confessed to the crime and further confessed to having participated in a series of kidnappings at Sheme, Yankara, Faskari and Kucheri villages in Katsina and Zamfara states, respectively.”