Five suspected kidnappers claiming to be Fulani herdsmen apprehended in Ekiti (photos)

A combined team of the police, NSCDC, Amotekun, O.P.C and local hunters today January 31 embarked on a bush combing operation through Oke-Osun, Ikere/Igbo-Okah to the thick forest around Iju/Ikere boundary.

During the Operation, five suspected kidnappers namely Usman Jelili, Mohammed Bande, Abubakar Aliu, Isah Abdullahi and Suleiman Abdullahi were arrested.

During interrogation, the suspects claimed to be herdsmen but it was later discovered that none of them had cattle and no cattle was found with them in the forest where they were arrested.

Confirming the arrest to newsmen, the command spokesperson, DSP Abutu Sunday said items recovered from the suspects include Two Motorcycles, one cutlass, one jack knife/ dagger and four phones.