Police arrest nine suspected kidnappers in Ogun

The Police in Ogun State have arrested nine suspected kidnappers terrorizing residents of the Ayetoro area of the State.

The kidnap syndicate, according to the Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, were nabbed in their hideout at Abule Oba, off Ayetoro road in Abeokuta.

Oyeyemi said the arrest was made possible by the operatives of the Command in collaboration with local hunters, men of the So-Safe Corps; Amotekun and Vigilance group.

Those arrested were listed as Hammed Taiwo; Kehinde Jimoh; Umar Sanda; Sanda Aliu; Ali Morandu; Usman Abubakar; Usman Mohammed; Umaru Ahmadu and Umaru Momodu.

The PPRO said they were arrested, following a credible intelligence gathered by policemen at Sabo/Ilupeju divisional headquarters, that Hammed Taiwo and Kehinde Jimoh who are errand okada riders for the kidnap syndicate were sighted somewhere in the Rounder area of Abeokuta North Local Government Area.

The Divisional Police Officer of Sabo/Ilupeju division, SP Mustapha Opawoye, upon receiving the information mobilised his men and moved to the area, where the duo of Hammed Taiwo and Kehinde Jimoh were apprehended.

On interrogation, they confessed been part of the syndicate, but their own role is to run errands and watch the environment to prevent law enforcement agents from getting to them unaware.

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Their confession led to the discovery of the hideout of the group at Abule oba, off Ayetoro road, where they always meet after collecting ransom from their victims.

Having discovered the hideout, the DPO mobilised his men, so safe corps, OPC men, local hunters and men of the Amotekun corps and subsequently stormed the place where all the nine members of the syndicate were arrested.

Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspects are the group terrorizing Abeokuta/Ayetoro road in recent time. Some of their victims have been able to identify them as their abductors.

Meanwhile, the commissioner of police, CP Lanre Bankole, who expressed satisfaction about the intelligence-based investigation carried out by his men which led to the arrest of the hoodlums has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspects to the anti-kidnapping section of the state criminal investigation and intelligence department for discreet investigation.

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