24-year-old Suleiman Isah and 31-year-old Musa Mohammed from Ankpa, Kogi State, were arrested by operatives of the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Intelligence Response Team (IRT), for reportedly abducting Chief Imam/Islamic Scholar, Alhaji Jibrin Idris, on February 21.

The suspects Suleiman and Musa were arrested on May 29 at Ninth Mile, Enugu State, and Ayinba in Kogi.

Confessing to the crime, the suspects allegedly confessed to be four in the gang, giving the names of others as Bashir and Mangal. The police said efforts are on to arrest the two members at large.