DSS arrests ‘wanted kidnapper’ at Abuja airport during Hajj screening

A man wanted for his alleged involvement in several kidnapping cases was arrested by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) at the Hajj camp in Abuja, according to a security source.

The suspect, identified as Yahaya Zangon, was reportedly apprehended on Sunday while undergoing documentation with a group of intending Muslim pilgrims preparing to travel to Saudi Arabia for this year’s Hajj.

Zangon, who hails from the Paikon-Kore community in Gwagwalada Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), had been on the radar of security agencies over his alleged links to a series of abductions.

“It was this afternoon during the screening at the hajj camp in (the) airport when the DSS operatives apprehended him and whisked him away,” the security source said.

A senior official with the Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, who asked not to be named, also confirmed the arrest.

It was further gathered that the suspect had been evading capture prior to his arrest. However, an official statement from the DSS regarding the development had not been released at the time of this report.