DSS Arrests Three More Suspects in Professor's Kidnapping

On Friday night, operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) arrested three more individuals suspected of being part of the kidnapping ring that abducted Professor Samuel Avengbe Okunsebor, the dean of agriculture at Nasarawa State University. The professor was kidnapped on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, in Mile Uku, a border community between Lafia and Nasarawa-Eggon Local Government Areas.

Two suspects were apprehended at the time of the initial incident. The three additional suspects were arrested at a local brothel on the Mararraban Akunza, Lafia – Makurdi highway.

They were identified as 25-year-old Yakubu Abubakar (aka Black/Starboy) from the Doemak tribe in Plateau State, 37-year-old Usman Abubakar Mairiga, and 27-year-old Sale Babauro Abubakar, who are of Hausa and Fulani descent, respectively. The suspects are currently in custody of the State Command for further investigations, following a valid detention warrant issued by a magistrate’s court.