Maryam, I Kidnapped My Ex For N5m Ransom

Maryam, I Kidnapped My Ex For N5m Ransom

Iexclusive News Nigeria reports that Kano State Police Command has arrested a woman identified as Maryam Mohammed, who kidnapped her ex-boyfriend for refusing to marry her after years of courtship.

It was reported that Maryam who was also called Hajiya was arrested by police operatives at Jaba quarters, Ungogo Local Government Area of the state while negotiating a ransom with the family of one of her captives on Tuesday, January 12.

The suspect disclosed that she was introduced to the business by her uncle, Hamza after she parted ways with her ex-boyfriend.

Maryam said, “I was introduced to kidnapping by my uncle called Hamza from Butsa village, Gusau Local Government Area of Zamfara State and the first person we kidnapped was my ex-boyfriend who refused to marry me despite my efforts to convince him (to do so) during our years of courtship.”

“After he had dumped me, my uncle asked me to bring him so that we could hold him until he paid before we would release him.”

“When we kidnapped him, his family paid N5m to secure his freedom and out of that amount, I was given N800,000 with which I rented that house at Jaba quarters.”

The spokesman of the command, Haruna Kiyawa, while parading the suspects, said investigation conducted revealed that the former husband of Maryam, Sani Ismail, was a notorious cattle rustler who was killed in Butsa village, Gusau LGA of Zamfara State while carting away rustled cows.

He said other members of the criminal gang include Sani Ibrahim, 35 and Shamsuddeen Suleiman, 21– both of Butsa village, Gusau LGA, Zamfara State.

The last member of the gang is one Ishaq Khalil, 32, of Rijiyar Lemo Quarters, Fagge LGA of Kano State.

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