KIDNAPPER ON WAY TO HAJJ ARRESTED

A wanted kidnapper, Yahaya Zango, has been arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS) at the Hajj Camp in Abuja during pilgrim screenings ahead of their departure to Saudi Arabia.

According to a security source, Zango was apprehended on Sunday after presenting his passport as part of a group of Muslim pilgrims from Abuja preparing to embark on this year’s Hajj pilgrimage.

Zango, who resides in the Paikon-Kore area of the Gwagwalada Area Council in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), had been declared wanted by security agencies over his alleged involvement in multiple kidnapping incidents.

The DSS operation highlights their continued efforts to apprehend suspects and ensure public safety.

“It was this afternoon during the screening at the hajj camp in the airport when the DSS operatives apprehended him and whisked him away,” the source was quoted as saying.

A senior official from the Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, who preferred to remain anonymous, also confirmed the suspect’s arrest.

It was gathered that the suspect had been on the run following a security-led manhunt.

The Department of State Services (DSS) has yet to issue an official statement regarding the development.