SHAH ALAM: Four Nigerians who abducted the son of a Nigerian politician studying at a private university in Cyberjaya, were arrested together with their Malaysian and Indonesian girlfriends in Cheras.
Selangor acting CID chief Asst Comm Omar Mamah said the 28-year-old student was abducted while walking along the main road outside his campus on May 23rd and was kapt tied down in a rented terrace house in Bandar Damai Perdana, Cheras for a month.
All four Nigerians and two women in their 20s to 30s were arrested 14 hours after the victim was released at about 1:30am on June 20th, in Cybajaya. All have been remanded until June 27th.
Busted: ACP Omar(centre), his deputy K.C.Khaw(left)
and Inspector Siti Sarah Johari Showing some of the seized items
during the press conference at the selngor police headquarters in
Shah Alam yesterday.
"We were alerted of the abduction after the victim's brother informed the police on May 24th, the day after the incident, upon receiving a call from their parents in Nigeria," he said, adding that the abductors had asked for a RM30,000 ransom.
ACP Omar Mamah said the victim had been hit on the head, back and legs and received outpatient treatment at a hospital in Cyberjaya for his injuries.
"Police also seized three laptops, a camera, 15 hand phones, 11 forged passports as Zimbabwe, Zambia,
Pakistan, Thailand and Philippines passports were found," he said.
ACP Omar Mamah added that the group was also linked to another abduction on Feb.18th, where a Nigerian student from the same versity and her friend were abducted.
Both female students were released on Feb.24th after their families in Nigeria paid a ransome of US$15,000 (RM52,500).
ACP Omar Mamah said that all the four Nigerians do not have valid travel documents.
By EDWARD R. HENRY
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