Fulani Headsmen in Police grips over Couple of Kidnapings

The Savannah Regional police Public Relations Relations Officer, inspector Adjekum Owusu, said investigations are underway to fish out the accomplices of the two suspects.

Fulani Headsmen in Police grips over Couple of Kidnapings
Aliu Mohammed, 23 and Naaru Joli, aga 20

Two suspects believed to be Fulani herdsmen are in the grips of the Savannah Regional Police Command for their involvement in kidnappings in the Region.

The two include, Aliu Mohammed, 23 age and Naaru Joli, aga 20.

The Savannah Regional Police Public Relations Relations Officer, inspector Adjekum Owusu, noted that the suspects were apprehended along the Tamale-Buipe Highway by the Buipe police patrol team.

Inspector Owusu revealed that “On July 30, this year, at about 0200 hours, Buipe Police patrol team arrested suspect Aliu Mohammed, aged 23 with Sonlink motorbike registration number M-20-NR- 5469, and Naaru Joli, aged 20 also with Honda Motorbike number M-12-NR- 3254, both Fulanis riding towards Buipe direction on the Tamale-Buipe Highway near Sawaba and suspected them as motorbike snatchers and brought them to Buipe Police station for investigation.”

Their motorbikes, according to him has been impounded to assist the investigation.

He mentioned that the suspects during interrogation at the station confessed their involvement in some of the kidnapping incidents in the region.

According to him, they mentioned Babuga, Amadu, Burger, Haruna, and Sumaila being their accomplices.

The statement detailed that “On July 31, this year, suspects Mohammed Aliu and Naaru Joli led Police to the outskirts of Yapei and identified one Laagi Mahamadu as a victim, who was kidnapped and sent to the bush for three days somewhere in April 2021 and also Umaru Mohammed the father of the victim, who paid a ransom of GH¢ 10,000.”

Inspector Owusu said investigations are underway to fish out the accomplices of the two suspects.

He however called on the general public to assist the police with more information.