Ondo State Police Command has rescued a kidnap victim, Semiu Ogunniyi, who was abducted from a hotel in Ikare-Akoko, Akoko North-East Local Government Area.
The rescue and arrest of the suspects was disclosed yesterday in a statement by the Commissioner of Police, Wilfred Afolabi.
The police boss, who revealed that one of the suspected kidnappers, Muhammed Babuga, was arrested in the course of the rescue operation, said the kidnappers had demanded a ransom of N14 million, after which their movement was trailed through actionable intelligence.
Afolabi also disclosed that during the interception, the suspects engaged police operatives in a fierce gun duel, with several suspects sustaining gunshot injuries.
Speaking with newsmen at the state police command, Afolabi added that two suspected kidnappers, Ibrahim Umar, 25, and Paul Osanyinduro, 38, were arrested in Owo, headquarters of Owo Local Government Area.
Abubakar Bamoh, 30, a logistics provider for the kidnappers terrorising various parts of the South West, was also arrested.
“The command also arrested three suspected kidnappers who have confessed to their involvement in various kidnapping cases across the state. This operation marks yet another success in the command’s ongoing offensive against kidnapping and violent crime in the state.
“Acting on credible intelligence regarding the activities of Abubakar Bamoh, male, aged 30, an indigene of Bunza Local Government Area of Kebbi State, operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Squad swung into action and successfully apprehended the suspect at one of the Fulani camps in Igbara-Oke, Ondo State,” he said.
