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In Niger, NSCDC Arrests Student over Alleged Attempt to Kidnap College Provost
In a statement issued on Wednesday, in Minna, the command spokesman, ASC Nasir Abdullahi, said the suspect, who is a student of the college, was arrested on Wednesday, August 10, 2022.
He said that the suspect, conspired with one other person, now at large, to allegedly write a letter threatening to kidnap the provost if he failed to pay ransom.
Nasir, however, said that the suspect did not demand for any particular amount before he was arrested by detectives from the command.
The spokesman said the suspect has been arraigned before a Chief Magistrates Court on a two-count charge of criminal conspiracy and intimidation.