Men of Ogun state police command have arrested two members of a notorious kidnap syndicate, Jato Abu Bello and Muhammad Suleiman.
The suspected kidnappers were said to have been responsible for the abduction of two siblings kidnapped last week and other recent kidnapping cases in the state.
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday.
Oyeyemi said the duo were arrested in the early hours of Saturday following a painstaking technical and intelligence- based investigation embarked upon by the Taiwo Opadiran-led anti-kidnapping unit.
He added that the operation led the operatives to the suspects hideout at the Rounder area of Abeokuta.
He said, “Having located the hideout, the anti-kidnapping operatives in conjunction with men of Ilupeju and Lafenwa divisions stormed the place where two amongst the kidnappers were arrested.
“The suspects have confessed to being the gang that kidnapped one Ajibola Salimot Adejoke who they traced and abducted in her house at Oke-Ode area, off Ayetoro road, Abeokuta on the 17th of February 2022.
“They also kidnapped one Victoria Oladoyin on the 26th of February 2022 at the Aboba area of Sodeke titun Abeokuta.
“Also, on the 8th of March 2022, the duo and their gang abducted two siblings Esther Kehinde and David Kehinde at Ayetoro.
“Some of the victims have identified the suspects as their abductors.”
The PPRO, however, said the Commissioner of Police, Lanre Bankole, commended his men for their resilience and determination in fishing out the suspects.
According to Oyeyemi , the Commissioner has directed that other members of the syndicate must be hunted for and brought to book.
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