Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command on August 29 arrested three suspected kidnappers in a forest along Imeko- Iwoye Ketu road and rescued three victims of their kidnap operation unhurt.
The suspects identified as Aliu Abubakar 29 yrs, Umaru Tukur 24 years and Yau Isah 25 years, were arrested following a distress call received by policemen at Imeko divisional headquarters that, kidnappers numbering about 8, armed with dangerous weapons blocked Termac/ Iwoye road and shot sporadically.
The information revealed further that the hoodlums had injured the duo of Bode Ogunleye and Muhammad Basa, while 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 the Amotekun corps, So safe corps, Hunters, Vigilantes as well as Fulani/Yoruba youths and 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 amongst the suspects where they were hiding in the forest.
Confirming the arrest, the spokesperson of the state police command, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, said when they were searched, the key to the abandoned motorcycle at the scene of the kidnap was recovered in the pocket of one of them along with three cutlasses.
Oyeyemi stated that the state Commissioner of Police, CP Lanre Bankole, has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspects to the anti-kidnapping section of the state Criminal investigation Departments for discreet investigation.
