Ogun police rescue kidnapped victim, arrest suspect

The Special Anti-Robbery Squad, Ogun State Police Command on Monday smashed a kidnapping syndicate in the Ijebu area after security operatives rescued a kidnapped victim, Mrs Abosede Adenuga,

and arrested a member of the syndicate, Tunde Akilo.

The police spokesman in the state, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said this was made possible by the intensive efforts of the police to tackle kidnapping in the state.

He said the hoodlums had kidnapped their victim from Lagos and were heading for their hideout along the Ibefun-Ikorodu road, when they were ambushed by SARS operatives at Imodi Ijasi along the Ijebu Ode-Ikorodu road.

He said the policemen were able lay ambush for the kidnappers, after they had got information that they (kidnappers) were coming towards that direction.

Adejobi, a Deputy Superintendent of Police, said, “They rescued the victim and arrested one Tunde Akilo, a member of the kidnapping syndicate.

“They had jumped on an okada when they sighted the policemen but they were given a hot chase, and this led to the arrest of one of them, while others escaped.”

The police public relations officer added that one locally made cut-to-size double-barreled gun, loaded with one live cartridge, four live cartridges, a Volkswagen car with number plate MUS 471 AU and assorted charms were recovered from the bandits.

“The state Commissioner of Police, Valentine Ntomchukwu, has commended men of the SARS, who carried out the operation and members of the public, who gave them the information of the incident.