He said that the parents later discovered their bodies in a car on Sunday evening after searching for them for hours in the vicinity.
Mr Abiodun stated that two other suspects connected to the crime were at large, adding that efforts were ongoing to apprehend them.
“It seems that he faced a difficult situation with his ex-father-in-law, which ultimately led to his untimely death.”
“For now, we cannot give the exact number of people they took away. They also rustled many cattle, goats, and sheep belonging to us.”
The man’s corpse was found by some printing press staff hanging on the transformer on Friday morning.
He said that the deceased was taken to General Hospital Minna, where she was confirmed dead.
During interrogation, the husband confessed to have given his mobile phone to a friend who negotiated and collected the ransom.
