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Five suspected kidnappers nabbed in Kwara

The Kwara State Police Command of the Nigerian Police in Ilorin displayed five members of two distinct kidnapping groups on Wednesday. Paul ...

Chima Joseph Ugo
Chima Joseph Ugo - Editor-in-chief December 22, 2022
Updated December 22, 2022 at 9:42 AM
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Five suspected kidnappers nabbed in Kwara

The Kwara State Police Command of the Nigerian Police in Ilorin displayed five members of two distinct kidnapping groups on Wednesday.

Paul Odama, the commissioner of the command, stated that command agents are pursuing further criminals who are eluding capture.

The operators have been told to gather weapons and cash from victims, according to Odama.

Babangida Buguda, a "male," 30, Bashiru Yakuba, a "man," 35, Mohammed Umaru, a "male," 26, Garuba Abubakar, a "male," also known as Elero of Lokongoma village, and Abubakar Adam, a "male," were the suspects who were detained and paraded.

The suspects, according to the police chief, admitted to killing Inspector Segun Ayegbulu of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, who was assigned to the Ekiti State Command.

The Command added that the alleged kidnappers had terrorised Eruku town in the Ekiti Local Government Area, Oro-Ago town in the Ifelodun Local Government Area, and Oke-Ode-Share Road in the same Ifelodun Local Government Area, all of which are in Kwara State as well as in the neighbouring states of Ekiti and Kogi.

Two firearms built in the area and two phone handsets, according to Odama, were among the exhibits discovered on them.

He said: “On 9/11/2022 at about 1745hours, One Mr. Shina Luke Abiodun ‘male’ of Eruku town in Ekiti local government area of Kwara state, and one other, while riding on a motorcycle on their way from Egbe in Kogi state were accosted at Koro village close to Eruku town by men numbering about six, who emerged from the bush armed with guns and other dangerous weapons.

“The hoodlums opened fire on them and they sustained gunshot injuries. They however escaped the attack and ran to the Anti-Kidnapping patrol team stationed at Eruku town.

“The team moved to the scene and one Techno phone was recovered. Forensic analysis of the phone by the investigators led to the arrest of the kingpin and two of his gang members in Oro-Ago, Ifelodun LGA, Kwara state on 20/12/2022.

“The suspects confessed during interrogation to have been responsible for kidnapping operations within Ekiti, Kogi, and Kwara states respectively.

“One of their victims and his six-year-old son came from Ekiti state to identify and confirmed that they were kidnapped and held captive for six days by the suspects and were released after payment of N6 million.”

“Abubakar Mohammed ‘male’ 15 years old was kidnapped along Oke-Ode-Share road in the Ifelodun LGA, Kwara state on 12/12/2022 by the second gang if suspected kidnappers.

“This prompted the Commissioner of Police to dispatch a team of State Intelligent Bureau (SIB) and conventional Police from the Oke-Ode Division.

“Diligent investigation led to the arrest of one Garuba Abubakar ‘male’ A.K.A. Elero of Lokongoma village and Abubakar Adam ‘male’ of Ile Nam Oke-Ode, Ifelodun LGA, Kwara state who are members of the kidnapping syndicate. They confessed to having been the collector of the N500,000 ransom paid by the victim.

“The leader of the gang, one Chairman Rabiu ‘male’ who is presently at large is said to be in possession of the gang’s firearm and always in the custody of all ransom collected as confessed by two arrested suspects.

“Efforts are on top gear to get him arrested. All the suspects would soon be charged to court.”

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