*5 others on the flee
Two Pakistani nationals, Roman Gull, 28, and Aftab Ahmad, 19, were arrested for allegedly masterminding the kidnapping of a forty eight-year-customary Pakistani man in the Ikeja disclose of Lagos.
According to spokesman for the Lagos State Police Explain, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, the suspects, along with five others, lured the sufferer to Lagos from Kano with a spurious job provide as a chef.
The suspects, reportedly booked the sufferer’s flight to Lagos and lodged him in a hotel on February 28, 2025.
Nonetheless, the following day, they overpowered the sufferer, tied him up, and demanded a N50 million ransom from his boss in Kano. The boss changed into stated to find paid N1 million to aquire time and thereafter, alerted the police.
Explaining how the suspects were arrested, Hundeyin stated, ” A distress call was received at the Ikeja Division of the Lagos State Police Command on Wednesday, March 5, 2025 about the kidnap of a 48-year-old Pakistani within Ikeja. Anti crime patrol of the Division was swiftly deployed, leading to the rescue of the victim and arrest of two of the captors, Roman Gull and Aftab Ahmad, both Pakistanis, while five other Pakistanis escaped”.
He stated the suspects’ operational car, a grey colored Toyota Camry salon car, the sufferer’s $2,000 money, as properly as three ATM playing cards, green card, driver’s license and NIN sprint were recovered.
He added that efforts were on to arrest the fleeing suspects and arraign them in court on conclusion of an investigation into the case.
” Meanwhile, the rescued victim is in good condition and has established contact with his family. The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, CP Olohundare Jimoh, while commending officers and men of Ikeja Division for a job well done, wishes to assure residents and visitors to Lagos State of the total commitment of the Command to their safety and security at all times”,Hundeyin stated.
