Kiddnappers Murder Dangote's Hostage Negotiator, Dump Body Inside Gutter

Bello

An employee of  Dangote Industries Limited, Istifanus Bello, has been killed by suspected kidnappers.

Sources said that Bello’s corpse was found in a gutter in Ogun State, adding that one of the kidnappers alerted a member of the public to where the corpse was.

Bello was the company’s Human Resources Manager before his death.

It was learnt that the manager had gone with a team to pay ransom for the release  of some expatriates who had been kidnapped, on getting there, the kidnappers collected the money and abducted him.

The Force Public Relations Officer, Donald Awunah, confirmed the incident, adding that three of the kidnappers had been arrested.

Awunah explained that the suspects were arrested in Ogun, Lagos and Kwara states, saying they confessed to the crime.

He said, “What happened was that five expatriates of the company were kidnapped and the company went into negotiation with the kidnappers.

“The victim was detailed to pay the ransom. The kidnappers, after taking the ransom, seized and killed him.

“They had demanded N100m, but they were paid N5.6m. So, it is probable that they were not satisfied with the money.

“Following the incident, the Inspector-General of Police ordered the Critical Investigation Unit to swing into action. The team was able to arrest the kidnappers and recover the corpse of the deceased in Ijebu Igbo, Ogun State, where they had their hideout.

“The three suspects –Abubakar Gide, Abdulahi Saliu and Babuga Adamu –  were arrested on November 27 and December 3, 2016, at Ijebu Igbo, Ogun State; Epe, Lagos State, and Ajase Forest, Kwara State. Three AK-47 rifles were recovered from them.”

Awunah urged members of the public to exercise restraint in paying ransoms to kidnappers, adding that security agencies should always be carried along during negotiation to avert loss of lives..”