The Nasarawa state police command has arrested and paraded 30 suspects for various crimes across the state.
Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Ramhan Nansel stated this while parading the suspects before journalists in Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital.
He said among the suspects was a six-member syndicate who were allegedly indulged in defrauding unsuspecting job seekers of their money under the pretext of securing employment for them at lucrative organizations.
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He pointed out that the suspects who operate under an unregistered organization, Quest International Company (QNet) were arrested following complaints by 20 victims who had paid between 500,000 and 650,000 Naira to the syndicate to secure jobs for them but failed to do so.
DSP Ramhan Nansel further explain that 4 suspected cultists were also paraded due to a clash between two rival cult groups; Black Axe and Green Bottle, which led to the death of one member each from the two cult groups.
DSP noted that other suspects include 22-year-old Hamza Yusuf from Lafia Local Government Area of the state who was arrested for allegedly kidnapping for ransom, two children between five and eight years.
The Police Spokesperson added that the suspects would be charged in court after exhaustive investigations.
