DSS arrests suspected kidnapper at Abuja Hajj camp

In a dramatic security operation, operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested a man allegedly linked to multiple kidnapping cases at the Hajj camp in Abuja.

The suspect, identified as Yahaya Zangon, was reportedly apprehended on Sunday while undergoing documentation alongside other intending pilgrims preparing for this year’s Hajj to Saudi Arabia.

According to a security source, Zangon, who hails from the Paikon-Kore community in the Gwagwalada Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), had long been on the watchlist of security agencies over his suspected involvement in a series of abductions in the region.

“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.