The Nigeria Police Force has arrested one Ibrahim Abdullahi, aka MANDE at Abuja-Kaduna Road flyover by Rido Junction for masterminding the Abuja-Kaduna train attack in March 2022.. The suspect when paraded confessed to being the leader of a kidnap syndicate terrorising the Kaduna-Abuja highway of the country, ranked among other criminals like Dogo Gide and Bello Turji. He had been involved in various kidnapping incidents including the kidnapping incident at Green Field University and is said to be part of almost all the kidnappings along the Abuja-Kaduna highway.
Similarly, from the confessional statements of the suspects, on 28 day of March, 2022, Ibrahim, alongside one Auwal Ayuba who was also paraded for kidnapping, and one Babangida Alhaji Bello were part of the armed group that attacked the train on its way from Abuja in the Kateri-Rijana area of Kaduna state, with several persons killed and others abducted.