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MALAYSIAN POLICE BUST NIGERIAN KIDNAPPING SYNDICATE
SHAH ALAM (Malaysia), June 22 (Bernama) -- A syndicate masterminded by Nigerians involved in the kidnapping of a male student, believed to be the son of a Nigerian politician, was smashed by police following the arrest of four men and two women companions at a double-storey terrace house in Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Monday.
Cheras is a suburb of Kuala Lumpur, the capital city of Malaysia. The
township is located to the south-east of Kuala Lumpur.
Selangor acting CID chief ACP Omar Mamah said the suspects, four Nigerian
men, a local woman and an Indonesian woman, were arrested at 3.45pm, several
hours after the kidnap victim was released.
He said the victim, a 28-year-old student of a private university in
Cyberjaya, was abducted by the roadside in the area at 8.30pm on May 23 and
confined to the house.
Omar said the suspects had called the family in Nigeria to demand a ransom
of US$10,000 (RM31,900), after which the family contacted the victim's younger
brother, who is also a student at the same university, and he lodged a report on
the incident.
"The family transferred RM30,000 (US$9,389) into the victim's bank account
in Malaysia and he was released Sunday in Cyberjaya at 1.30am. He sustained
minor injuries and underwent treatment at the Serdang Hospital.
"Following his release and public tip-offs, police conducted a raid on the
house and detained the suspects aged in their 20s and 30s," he told a news
conference at the Selangor police headquarters here Monday.
Police also confiscated three laptops, 15 mobile phones and 11
international passports from various countries in the operation.
He said investigations revealed that one of the confiscated mobile phones
had been used to contact the victim's family and several short messaging service
(SMS) in the phone could be useful for the case.
He said police were still investigating whether the four Nigerian suspects
were involved in passport fraud.
"Further investigations also reveal that the suspects may have been involved
in another kidnapping case, following the release of a female Nigerian student
who said it could have been the same people who had abducted her.
"We urge other victims to come forward and lodge a police report to help us
in the investigations. We believe there are kidnapping cases in other states
involving the same suspects," he said.
Omar said the second victim, also a student at the same university, was
kidnapped at 4pm on Feb 18 and held by suspects for a ransom of US$15,000
(RM45,000).
"The woman, in her 20s, was released on Feb 24 after a payment of RM10,000
(US$3, 129) was made to her bank account in Malaysia," he added.
He said the suspects will be remanded until June 27 and the case will be
investigated under Section 3 of the Kidnapping Act 1961. (US$1=RM3.19)
-- BERNAMA
Cheras is a suburb of Kuala Lumpur, the capital city of Malaysia. The
township is located to the south-east of Kuala Lumpur.
Selangor acting CID chief ACP Omar Mamah said the suspects, four Nigerian
men, a local woman and an Indonesian woman, were arrested at 3.45pm, several
hours after the kidnap victim was released.
He said the victim, a 28-year-old student of a private university in
Cyberjaya, was abducted by the roadside in the area at 8.30pm on May 23 and
confined to the house.
Omar said the suspects had called the family in Nigeria to demand a ransom
of US$10,000 (RM31,900), after which the family contacted the victim's younger
brother, who is also a student at the same university, and he lodged a report on
the incident.
"The family transferred RM30,000 (US$9,389) into the victim's bank account
in Malaysia and he was released Sunday in Cyberjaya at 1.30am. He sustained
minor injuries and underwent treatment at the Serdang Hospital.
"Following his release and public tip-offs, police conducted a raid on the
house and detained the suspects aged in their 20s and 30s," he told a news
conference at the Selangor police headquarters here Monday.
Police also confiscated three laptops, 15 mobile phones and 11
international passports from various countries in the operation.
He said investigations revealed that one of the confiscated mobile phones
had been used to contact the victim's family and several short messaging service
(SMS) in the phone could be useful for the case.
He said police were still investigating whether the four Nigerian suspects
were involved in passport fraud.
"Further investigations also reveal that the suspects may have been involved
in another kidnapping case, following the release of a female Nigerian student
who said it could have been the same people who had abducted her.
"We urge other victims to come forward and lodge a police report to help us
in the investigations. We believe there are kidnapping cases in other states
involving the same suspects," he said.
Omar said the second victim, also a student at the same university, was
kidnapped at 4pm on Feb 18 and held by suspects for a ransom of US$15,000
(RM45,000).
"The woman, in her 20s, was released on Feb 24 after a payment of RM10,000
(US$3, 129) was made to her bank account in Malaysia," he added.
He said the suspects will be remanded until June 27 and the case will be
investigated under Section 3 of the Kidnapping Act 1961. (US$1=RM3.19)
-- BERNAMA
