The Ondo State police command has announced that it has arrested seven (7) suspected kidnappers and rescued one (1) victim between February 13 and 15 at various points with the state.
Mr. Wilfred Afolabi, the state commissioner of police made this announcement while having a chat with newsmen in Akure on Sunday.
Mr Afolabi noted that the arrest where made possible on the strength of intelligence gathering and the use of technical support; he also explained that the arrested kidnappers ranged between 20 and 40 years old.
According to him, one of the suspects, Aminu, was arrested on February 13 at Akure Garage in Ikare-Akoko, Akoko North East Local Government Area of the state.
“This led to the arrest of another 25-year-old man, Abdullah Abubakar.
“In another operation that took place between Feb. 14 and 15, four other suspects were arrested by the tactical team who had been on their trail.
“Those arrested are Yusuf Saidu ‘m’ 22, Nafiu Ibrahim ‘m’ 32, Mohammed Anas ‘m’ 20, and Kabiru Mohammed ‘m’ 24.
“Also in Ipele, Owo local government, a woman was abducted by unknown gunmen in her house. The police and youths of the town mobilised and immediately trailed the footpaths of the suspects.
“Their effort yielded positive results as they were able to rescue the woman, and while searching for the assailants, they recovered an AK 49 rifle at the scene of the rescue.
“Subsequently, through intelligence led policing one of the suspects, Yusuf Suleiman ‘m’ aged 27years, was arrested,” he said.
The commissioner of police noted that one Ishaku Abdullahi, a 40 years ex-convict was among those arrested by the special anti-kidnapping squad who acted on a tip-off.
“The ex-convict was arrested at Aladura camp Oke-Oge, Osi, the area where recent kidnappings occurred.
“Meanwhile, all these suspects have been on the police wanted list,” Afolabi said.
