From Tunde Osho, Abeokuta

Ogun Police command says it burst a kidnap syndicate in a forest and arrested five members of the kidnap syndicate, terrorizing Obada oko and its environs.

The suspects; Aliu Manya, Usman Abubakar, Abayomi Olayiwola, Nasiru Muhammad and Bello Usman were arrested, following information received by policemen attached to Obada Oko Divisional headquarters that the men were sighted on two motorcycles inside a forest at Eleja area of Obada Oko at about 8 p.m..

Upon the information, the DPO Obada Oko Division, CSP Tijani Muhammed, quickly mobilized his men and in conjunction with other stakeholders like so safe corps, hunters and vigilante stormed the forest where the five suspects were apprehended. Recovered from them are illicit drugs such as packs of tramadol, weeds suspected to be Indian hemp, three cutlasses, eskay and two motorcycles with registration number MEK 504 VC and ODE 423 VC as well as cash sum of seventy-three thousand Naira.

Spokesman of Ogun Police, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi who confirmed the story, says, “while the investigation was going on, a kidnap victim who was earlier kidnapped and released came forward to identify the suspects as those that kidnapped him. His brother, who took ransom money to them also identified two amongst the suspects as those who collected the money from him for the release of his brother.

Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, CP Lanre Bankole, the spokesman said, has ordered the transfer of the suspects to anti-kidnapping unit of the state criminal investigation and intelligence department for discreet investigation. He also directed that other members of the gang should be hunted for and brought to justice. He, therefore, appealed to members of the public to assist the police by giving them useful information that will assist in tracking down the criminals within their areas.

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