Lagos police bust notorious Pakistani kidnap gang, arrest 2

The Lagos State Police Command said it has successfully busted a Pakistani “vicious and notorious” kidnap gang, who specialized in kidnapping people for ransom.

The Police Public Relations Officer of Lagos Police Command, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this in a statement dated March 6, 2025.

According to CSP Hundeyin, the security operatives also arrested two members of the gang.

Hundeyin noted that the feat was in strict compliance with the directive of the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun.

IGP Egbetokun had directed that all Police Commands should stamp out kidnapping and other violent crimes throughout the country.

Reporting the latest incidence, Hundeyin stated:

“A distress call was received at the Ikeja Division of the Lagos State Police Command on Wednesday, March 05, 2025 about the kidnap of a 48-year-old Pakistani within Ikeja.

“Anticrime patrol of the Division was swiftly deployed, leading to the rescue of the victim and arrest of two of the captors, Roman Gull ‘m’ and Aftab Ahmad ‘m’ aged 19 and 28 respectively, both Pakistanis while five other Pakistanis escaped.

“Preliminary investigations reveal that the two arrested suspects and five others lured the victim to Lagos from his base in Kano under the pretext that they had a job for him as a chef.”

Hundeyin further narrated that the suspects booked the victim’s flight to Lagos and lodged him in a hotel on February 28, 2025.

The next day, the seven suspects visited the victim, overpowered him and tied his hands and legs.

They then sent a message to his boss in Kano to pay the sum of fifty million Naira ransom for his release or else he would be killed.

The boss paid one million Naira three days later to buy time and thereafter alerted the Police.

Police authorities disclosed that an operational vehicle, a grey coloured Toyota Camry salon car and the victim’s two thousand Dollars cash were recovered from the suspects.

Other recovered items include three ATM cards, green card, driver’s license and Nigeria Identification Number (NIN) slip.

Hundeyin said that concerted efforts are on to arrest the fleeing suspects and arraign them in court on conclusion of investigation into the case.

In the meantime, he noted that the rescued victim is in good condition and has established contact with his family.

Reacting to the feat, the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, CP Olohundare Jimoh, commended the officers and men of Ikeja Division for a job well done.

He assured residents and visitors to Lagos State of total commitment of the Command to ensure everyone’s safety and security at all times.

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