The Nigerian Police on Sunday night says it has rescued an Assistant Commissioner of Police, Musa Rambo, who was earlier abducted in Kaduna over the weekend.
The victim, who is currently the Area Commander, Suleja Area Command, was said to have been kidnapped on his way to Jos along with his driver. The kidnappers subsequently demanded for N50m as ransom.
In a statement by the Force spokesman, DCP Frank Mba, the ACP was rescued unhurt on Sunday evening by a combined team of Police operatives from Kaduna, Niger and Zone 7 Command Headquarters Abuja, backed up by members of the elite Special Forces of the police.
The police further announced the arrest of two suspects in connection with the abduction and has commenced investigation.
The statement however said the officer was not targeted but was perhaps ‘unlucky’.
”Two male suspects have been arrested in connection with the incident. Investigation into the incident is ongoing.
”The officer was travelling in his civil dress, with his private vehicle and without escort or any special security at the time of the incident.
”He was not targeted as a cop. It was purely an opportunistic crime, indiscriminately and maliciously targeted at citizens using that particular road. He was, perhaps, positionally unlucky at the time of the incident!” The statement stated.