Three men suspected to be kidnappers have been arrested in a forest by operatives of the Ogun State Police Command.
The suspected kidnappers- Aliu Abubakar (29), Umaru Tukur (24) and Yau Isah (25)- were arrested on Monday, last week at a forest along Imeko-Iwoye Ketu Road.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, stated in a release, AZ:5310/OGS/PRO/VOL.7/148. 06/09/2022, that the police also rescued three victims of their kidnap operation unhurt.
He said the suspected kidnappers were arrested following a distress call received by policemen at the Imeko Divisional Headquarters.
He said information had it that kidnappers numbering about eight, armed with dangerous weapons blocked Termac/ Iwoye Road and shooting sporadically.
“The information revealed further that the hoodlums had injured the duo of Bode Ogunleye and Muhammad Basa and the trio of Alhaji Fatai Abdulsalam, Alhaji Dauda Orelope and Alhaji Rafiu Isah were abducted by the same group.
“Upon the receipt of the distress call, the DPO, Imeko Division, mobilized his men in conjunction with men of Amotekun Corps, So Safe Corps, hunters, vigilantes as well as Fulani/Yoruba youths.
“[The combined force] stormed the forest in search of the victims and their abductors.
“Due to the intense pressure, the kidnappers abandoned their victims and took to flight, leaving an unregistered Bajaj motorcycle behind at their hideout in the forest.
“The victims were rescued unhurt, while the security operatives continued combing the bush which led to the discovery of the three among the suspects where they were hiding in the forest.
“When they were searched, the key to the abandoned motorcycle at the scene of the kidnap was recovered from the pocket of one of them along with three cutlasses,” Oyeyemi stated.
He disclosed that the state Commissioner of Police, Lanre Bankole, has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspected kidnappers to the Anti-Kidnapping Section of the State Criminal Investigation Department for discreet investigation.
