A female kidnap suspect, Fatima Muhammed, says she has no regret kidnapping the four-year-old son of Bukar Dalori, the Borno Chairman of the All Progressives Congress.
Fatima spoke on Monday when she was paraded shortly after her arrest in Maiduguri.
“I committed the crime because I love money. I have no regrets for the crime I committed and even if it is my own child, I will kidnap him for money.
“I know he is the son of the APC chairman; I took him because I needed money to enjoy myself somewhere. Why should I regret anything?’’ Fatima said.
Earlier, the state Commissioner of Police, Damian Chukwu, said Fatima was just delivered of a baby boy when she was arrested at Albarka Hotel in Maiduguri on September 21.
It was reported that Fatima allegedly abducted the boy and two others from a school and demanded N20m ransom.
Chukwu said the woman and the victim were in good condition at the time she was arrested by men of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad.
“It is pertinent to mention that Fatima Mohammed was pregnant at the time she kidnapped the minor and gave birth to a baby boy while still keeping the victim on September 21,’’ he said.
The commissioner said two other suspects, Muhammed Musa and Muktar Ali-Shaibu, both from the Bulumkutu area of Maiduguri, were arrested in Kano at the point of collecting the ransom.
He noted that the suspects confessed to the crime.
Chukwu added that the command was also investigating the involvement of an army major who reportedly paid for the accommodation of the suspect to keep the child at the hotel, adding that the manager of the hotel had been arrested.
