Kidnapper who negotiated a ransom using a teenager's phone was apprehended.

 Ibrahim Tunbow, a suspected kidnapper, has been taken into custody by Federal Capital Territory Police Command officers. Tunbow, who was detained on Monday afternoon, was charged with using a 17-year-old boy's phone in the FCT's Kwali neighborhood to negotiate with and obtain ransom from the victims' family members. After receiving the ransom, the suspect allegedly offered the adolescent N30,000, but the child reportedly declined the offer. According to a local who requested anonymity for security reasons, Tunbow threatened to kill the youngster if he revealed to anyone that he used his phone for calls.

The child was frightened by the threat, the source continued, and he told his parents what had happened, adding that they had called the police. He explained what transpired on Tuesday, saying, "What happened was that Tunbow initially begged the 17-year-old youngster to give him access to his phone so he could use it to make calls, saying his phone was broken. He became acquainted with the youngster, began using the boy's phone for calls, and occasionally he received calls from people pleading for him to talk with Tunbow. "For a while after receiving the calls, he won't be around. He brought N30,000 recently and gave it to the youngster. When the young child questioned what the money was for, Tunbow replied that it was his share of the earnings from the calls he typically received on his phone. 

"The young man declined to accept the payment. If he revealed to anyone that he uses his phone to make and receive calls, he vowed to murder him. The child was terrified and told his parents everything that had transpired. Police were notified of the situation. The arrest of Tunbow happened yesterday afternoon. When contacted, Josephine Adeh, the FCT Command Spokesperson, confirmed the arrest and said that efforts were being made to make more arrests. "Tunbow has been detained and is in our custody," she continued. He acknowledged making calls on the boy's phone while being questioned. He also admitted to being responsible for some of the kidnappings that occurred in Yangoji, Sahda, and Killankwa. We are working harder to apprehend more of his gang's members.

She did, however, issue a warning to locals not to let outsiders use their mobile phones for calling.  We want to use this platform to warn locals against handing over their phones to strangers so they may make calls, Adeh said. Children should be warned by their parents not to hand up their phones to strangers.

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