A suspected kidnapper of a military officer was on July 17 arrested by operatives of Ogun State police command at Odo Pako, Ota, in Ado Odo Ota local government area of Ogun State.
The suspect Waliu Oloyede was arrested following a distress call received by the DPO Sango Ota Divisional Headquarters, CSP Godwin Idehai that some vigilante men were having issues with an army officer at Odo Pako area of Ota.
The suspect was said to have attempted to snatch a Dane gun from a vigilante man.
Ogun State Police spokesperson, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, disclosed that the DPO led his team to the scene where they found the suspect dressed in full military camouflage uniform with the rank of W02.
Upon questioning, the suspect could not give a satisfactory account of himself and was promptly apprehended and brought to the station.
On interrogation, the suspect was unable to give account of how he got the military uniform, or give details of the unit he is attached to in the military. He was then detained for impersonation.
While in detention, police got information that the suspect and others at large abducted a military officer at about 11:30 pm on 16th July 2021 and took him to their hideout in Alagbado, Lagos State, where he was stripped of his uniform, identity card, three ATM cards and phone before the victim escaped from them.
It was the victim’s uniform the suspect put on to commit another crime before he was arreste, ”Abimbola said.
The spokesperson added that the state Commissioner of Police, CP Edward Awolowo Ajogun, has ordered the transfer of the suspect to the anti-kidnapping unit of the state criminal investigation and intelligence department for further investigation. The CP also ordered a massive manhunt for his other accomplices with a view to bringing them to justice
