Report reaching the news desk of CEOAFRICA.com is that the Department of State Security Services, SSS, have paraded suspected criminals who attempted to kidnap the daughter of Nigeria’s former president, late Alh. Umaru Musa Yar’Adua.

It was revealed by sources that one Abu Katsina was employed by Yar’Adua’s daughter at her construction site, without knowing that the man has links with kidnappers. They were able to trace and monitor her movement with the help of the insider gateman.

Spokesperson for the SSS, Mrs Marilyn Ogar said the kidnappers were nabbed after they had hatched the plan, with two of them, Hamza Abubakar from Kebbi State and Lawrence Okoro, were arrested while five other suspects were still on the run.

They attempted to kidnap the late president’s daughter at her construction site on August 21, at Kato, FCT.

Ogar said she disclosed that Abubakar, 27, and Okoro, 43, colluded with Abu Katsina and four others to attempt the kidnap.

The other suspects include Daddy Mohammed, Isa Keteri, Masa’udu Kateri and Ik (FNU).

According to the spokesman, Hamza cultivated the friendship of Katsina at the construction site, adding that this afforded him the opportunity to visit the area regularly.

“Having obtained sufficient information on the lady, he contacted Dennis, who was at Owerri at the time. However, the Service, acting on actionable intelligence, nullified the plot before it was actualised,” she said.

The SSS spokesperson said the suspects planned to detain her at Zuba, the border town between Abuja and Niger State, in the residence of one Okoro.

The suspects have series of criminal records. Ogar said Abubakar was charged with armed robbery in 2006 and remanded at Goron  Dutse Prison, Kano, till Aug. 9, 2013, before he was granted bail while Okoro was also charged with a similar offence in 2000 and remanded in same prison till March 1, 2013, before being granted bail.

She said the duo became friends while in remand and later reunited in August 2013 after their freedom and subsequently hatched the kidnap.

Ogar concluded that Hamza, Dennis and other collaborators would be charged in court soon.