Six Arrested in Nadirah Ruffin Kidnapping and Murder

A team of more than 50 officers made the arrests Tuesday morning.

Six people are now under arrest in connection with the kidnapping and murder of a 20-year old Egg Harbor Township mother.

Authorities say a team of more than 50 law enforcement officers made the arrests early Tuesday morning

Nadirah Ruffin was taken at gunpoint from her cousin’s home on the 800 block of N. Maryland Avenue in Atlantic City during a violent home invasion on March 26.

She remained missing until her body was found in the Schuylkill River in Fairmount Park in Philadelphia nearly a month later. Ruffin was shot to death. Her body was found duct-taped and handcuffed.

Three of the six arrested face federal kidnapping and weapons charges, while three others are accused of witness tampering or making false statements.
 

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