Mastermind of Emefiele’ wife’s kidnap opens N3m shop with his ransom share (photos)

The police have arrested one Umar Abubakar, the 10th gang

member involved in the abduction of the wife of the Central

Bank Governor, Margaret Emefiele, in September 2016.

Margaret Emefiele

Abubakar, aka Kiriwa, was reportedly arrested in Minna, Niger

State, on December 9, 2016, by the IG Intelligence Response

Team, according to a statement by the Force spokesman,

Donald Awunah on Monday.

Awunah said the suspect had confessed to have invested his

share of the ransom in a provision store, two houses and

three plots of land. He was said to have spent N3m on the

store.

The statement said,

“Abubakar led detectives to two houses and three

plots of land he purchased with his share of the

ransom.

“He confessed that he used N3m, part of the ransom,

to open a provision shop in Minna, Niger State which

he was running with his wife. The original papers of

the houses and plots of land have been recovered

and the shop also sealed.”

The police spokesman stated that the Inspector-General of

Police, Ibrahim Idris, assured the public of police readiness to

deliver dedicated and quality policing.