Following the abduction of twin girls on 21st October, 2018, the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has apprehended twelve suspects in Dauran village, Zurmi local government area of Zamfara state.

Police spokesman, DCP Jimoh Moshood, while parading the suspects on Monday at the Force Headquarters in Abuja, said the twins Hassana Bala and Hussaina Bala were kidnapped when they went to distribute their wedding invitation cards.

Moshood said the operatives of the IGP Intelligence Response Team (IRT) carried out a discrete investigation into the matter and succeeded in the arrest of twelve suspects who were directly responsible for the kidnap of the twins.

According to him, the suspects were nabbed in various hideouts in Katsina and Zamfara states, adding that, they confessed and admitted to the roles they played in the kidnapping of the twins and other armed robberies, kidnapping and cattle rustling.

He said the suspects also admitted they collected the sum of N15million as ransom before releasing the twins and shared the money N500,000 each among themselves.

His statement, “Investigation is in progress and effort is being intensified to arrest the gang leader, one Dankarami, 2ic of the gang leader, who negotiated the ransom for the release of the twins and Sirajo Dogo, the mastermind of the kidnap, who were indicted in the confession statements of the above mentioned suspects.”

He said six AK47 Rifles, four magazines, thirty four AK47 live ammunition and four swords were recovered from the suspects.