A wanted kidnapper, Ubale Mohammed has been arrested by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) in Taraba.
WITHIN NIGERIA gathered that the kidnap kingpin, Ubale has been terrorising Karim Lamido Local Government Area; taking several people hostage at different times.
Following intelligence report, the NSCDC officers arrested the notorious criminal, who has been on the run for months in the Garau community.
The State NSCDC Commandant, Mohammed Waksha, told reporters that on sighting officers, Ubale destroyed his sim card and threw his phone telephone in a river.
Waksha said the corps were searching for other gang members and vowed that hoodlums would be flushed out of Taraba.
The NSCDC chief disclosed that other security agencies were also on the trail of Ubale’s boys.
The suspect has been handed over to the Intelligence Response Team (IRT) of the Police.
Residents of Karim Lamido commended the NSCDC for the operation and demanded his prosecution as in the case of kidnap kingpin, Hamisu Wadume.