Suspected kidnapper slumps, dies while trying to escape arrest – Police

From Ahmad Muhammad, Bauchi

The Nigeria Police Force Bauchi State Command has explained that a suspected kidnapper who was part of a syndicate that abducted a 23-year-old student of the Bauchi State University Gadau, slumped and died while trying to escape arrest at a military checkpoint in Azare.
The Command Police Public Relations Officer, Mohammed Ahmed Wakil, stated this yesterday in a statement distributed to reporters in Bauchi. He said “the deceased and two others who kidnapped the student were said to have also snatched a Toyota Camry 2010 model which they used in taking their victim away, but they ran out of luck when they got to a military checkpoint mounted by operatives of the 133 Special Forces Battalion Battalion based in Azare, Katagum Local Government Area of Bauchi state, where they were promptly arrested”.
Wakil said , the deceased immediately escaped at the scene of the arrest but suddenly slumped and was rushed to the Federal Medical Center, Azare where he was certified dead by a medical doctor.
He said that two other suspects were handed over to the Command by troops of the Special Forces Battalion.
He said: “Based on inter-agency collaboration towards complementing the constitutional mandates of the Police as a lead Agency in maintaining the internal security, six suspects were handed over to the Command by operatives of 133 Special Forces Battalion based in Azare, Bauchi state.
“Preliminary investigation uncovered that the suspects kidnapped a 23-year old student of Bauchi State University, Gadau, residing at Federal Low Cost of Azare town, Bauchi state and whisked away the victim along with a snatched Toyota Camry 2010 with Reg No. (Withheld), took their victim swiftly headed to the Misau town route.
“Upon receiving the distress call, the military stationed at the checkpoint responded immediately and intercepted the stolen vehicle alongside the suspects.