A suspected kidnapper who specializes in selling human parts in Ado Ekiti has been arrested.
He was arrested today at a abandoned uncompleted building located adjacent the Ekiti state Teaching Hospital Ado Ekiti
In the building, various pictures, human parts, charms and cheques collected from victims were found in his possession.
The suspect was handed over to the police who came to the venue.
Some residents who could identify the suspect said he had always been presenting as a lunatic on the street not knowing that he was involved in such devilish act.
The residents urged government to pull down the structure saying this is the third time similar incident would be reported from the building.
Kidnapped wife of the Chief of Staff to Ondo State governor Mr Olugbenga Ale, has regained her freedom this afternoon.
Mrs Ale who was abducted on Thursday night by some suspected gunmen at Owena area, near Akure, was rescued alongside her friend who was in transit with her.
Reports say security agencies initiated a manhunt for the criminals, following detailed intelligence gathering spearheaded by the Amotekun Corps which indicated the location and track of the hoodlums.
Radio Nigeria gathered that after serious exchange of gunfire, the combined team of security agencies were able to overpower the hoodlums and retrieve the kidnapped individuals unhurt. Confirming the development, Mr Olugbenga Ale disclosed that his wife and her friend were rescued unhurt.
Edo State Joint Security Taskforce at the weekend raided the Upper Sakponba area of Benin City and combed riverine communities, leading to the arrest of suspected kidnappers terrorising the state.
The suspected kidnappers, comprising seven males, were arrested around Ogbemudia oil palm plantation on Saturday, barely 24 hours after the taskforce kicked into action.
Prior to the operation, General Officer Commanding 2 Division, Major General Omozoje, had intimated Governor Godwin Obaseki on their activity in the state, promising to bring a halt to the recent rise in criminality and lend support to efforts at capturing fleeing escapees from the two federal correctional facilities in Benin City, the state capital.
Maj. Gen. Omozoje also met with heads of security agencies in the state, making a case on the need for synergy among the agencies with a view to restoring peace and order in the state.
On their operations in the riverine communities and other hotspots, he said: “Troops of the 4 brigade are on clearance operation at suspected kidnappers hideouts at Ogbemudia oil palm plantation and the river behind it. We intend to disrupt all kidnapping activities along the axis and secure the Benin-Auchi Expressway.”
He also noted that several escaped prisoners and criminal gang leaders have been arrested, as the taskforce is focused on ensuring a reduction in crime in Benin metropolis and environs.
He added that he is in synergy with the Commander 4 Brigade, Brig. Gen. UM Bello, and the Assistant Inspector General (AIG), Zone 5, Mr. Sola Davis.
Oyo State High Court, Ring Road Ibadan has fixed November eighteen for possible taking of plea and definite hearing of bail application of six defendants who allegedly took part in the kidnapping of a set of twins of an Ibadan-based Islamic cleric, Alhaji Taofeek Akewugbagold.
The accused are Mohammed Bashir, Oyeleye Opeyemi, Olumide Ajala, Taiwo Ridwan, Rafiu Mutiu and Fatai Akanji.
Mohammed Bashir, Oyeleye Opeyemi, Olumide Ajala, Taiwo Ridwan and Rafiu Mutiu are standing trial on conspiracy and kidnap, while Fatai Akanji is being charged for unlawful possession of fire arm.
Addressing the court, the prosecution, Ms Magret Ojo noted that the date was meant for arraignment, explaining that the accused were at correctional centre and were not present at the court.
Ms Ojo however prayed the court for an adjournment.
Opening the defence before Justice Moshud Abas, Defence Counsel, O. Erinoso for the first respondent, Oritsuwa Uwawah, representing the second and fourth respondents and Taiwo Adediran for the sixth respondent informed the court that they had earlier filed bail applications.
However, here was no legal representation for the third and fifth defendants.
In his ruling, Justice Abass adjourned the case till eighteenth of this month.
Department of Public Prosecution in Oyo State had earlier exonerated the only female among the suspects in the case.
It would be recalled that the children were kidnapped at gunpoint at the cleric’s residence located at Abatakan area in Ojoo, Ibadan, the Oyo State capital in April this year.
Confusion broke out this evening at IAR&T Junction, along Apata as commercial motorcyclists descended on two mentally deranged persons suspected to be kidnappers .
Ibadan Records Two Cases of Suspected Kidnappers Feigning Madness Within Four Days pic.twitter.com/ycVgntYhFj
In the words of an advertising executive in the United States of America, Allen Kay, “if you see something, say something” without any client in mind.
According to him, he wanted to create something positive in the days after the attack on the world trade center.
Across the country, in communities, Nigerians share everyday moments with neighbours, family, co-workers, and friends.
Aside this, people go to work, school, store, or the gas station.
It is easy to overlook these routine moments, but as people are going about their daily activities, if they see something that do not seem quite right, they should say something.
By being alert and reporting suspicious activity to law enforcement agents, they can protect their family, neighbors, and community.
However, Nigerians in large numbers could be said not to have imbibed such culture.
For example in march 2014, a kidnapper’s den was discovered in Soka area of Ibadan by a commercial motorcyclist where several decomposed human bodies and human skulls were discovered, while many people were rescued from the kidnapper den.
Investigations, however, revealed that the den which was situated among human habitation has been in existence for years without the knowledge of the community.
The killings in Soka could also have been averted if people were security conscious.
Also when the 19 year old, Oyo serial killer Sunday Shodipe was rearrested after his escape from a Police station in Mokola, he narrated to the press that he scaled the fence of the Police station to escape.
The intriguing statement revealed by Sunday Shodipe was that people saw him while climbing down from the police station but decided to look away.
The consequence of this action exhibited by this Nigerians led to the murder of another woman, Mrs Oladeji Funmilayo by the serial killer.
This death should not have happened if people had been alive to their civic responsibilities.
It is instructive to note that most crime and killings in the country could have been nipped in the bud if Nigerians had paid more attention to little details in their neighbourhood.
Nigerians should therefore not see withholding of information or exhibiting nonchalant attitude as a norm as security agents cannot be everywhere.
Perhaps the reason people show apathy and nonchalant attitude to issues of security and security agents is trust and injustice.
According to social media accounts and other sources, Nigerians that have had interactions with security agents leave with one unpalatable story or the other.
Some of these cases had led to extortion, unjustified detention, injuries and even death.
Following this notion, security agencies need to as a matter of urgency redeem its image to gain the trust of the people.
It is also imperative for security agents to make prosecution of criminals transparent for people to see that justice is duly served to motivate others to come out and give useful information.
Security agents caught trying to compromise or subvert justice should be arrested and prosecuted.
As the slogan of one of the security agencies in the country goes, “Police is your friend” Nigerians should see all the security agents in the country as their friend.
To this end, when Nigerians give information to security agents, they may be doing themselves a big favour as that singular act could save a close relative or a citizen who in future could be part of their success story.
One person has been reportedly killed when suspected kidnappers made attempts to abduct a nursing mother and her baby at Ijoun community, around the Nigeria – Benin border areas in Ogun State. Spokesman of the State’s security outfit, So-Safe-Corps, Mr Moruf Yusuf, who announced this in Abeokuta said the thirty year old woman and her child were rescued unhurt by operatives of Corps attached to Ketu Division in Yewa North Local Government area of the State. Mr Yusuf who pointed out that the incident occurred on Thursday, 20th August, 2020 said the four-man gang of suspected kidnappers operating on motorcycles had shot down the victim’s mother while she was trying raise the alarm. He disclosed that one of the suspects, Jimoh Fayemi was apprehended by the Corps and three locally made pistols with two Motorbikes were recovered from the suspect. Mr Yusuf who said efforts were on to arrest other members of the gang said the suspect was handed over to the Nigeria Police, Eggua Divisional Headquarters for further investigation and prosecution. NR Olusegun Folarin
Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has arrested eight kidnappers that have been terrorizing Ado Awaye, Araromi Lcda, Okaka and Otu in Itesiwsju local government area of Oyo State.
NSCDC Commandant, Mr Iskilu Akinsanya stated this in an interview with Radio Nigeria in Ibadan.
Mr Akinsanya said The Agro Rangers squad NSCDC was contacted by one Chief Jowuro Oke-Ogun, Alhaji Baani Abubakar, that suspected kidnappers that have been operating in Ado-Awaye, Araromi Lcda, Okaka and Otu in Itesiwaju local Government and Ilero Lcda were spotted in an Hotel in Iseyin.
Mr Iskilu said the command swung into action and arrested all the suspects and they confessed to the crime levelled against them.
The NSCDC boss noted that suspects would be handed over to Oyo State Police Command Anti-Kidnapping Squad for further investigation and prosecution.
Text of NSCDC Statement
The Agro Rangers squad of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps(NSCDC) Oyo State Command have arrested Eight(8) kidnappers that have been terrorizing Ado Awaye, Araromi Lcda, Okaka and Otu in Itesiwsju local government and Ilero in Iwa Lcda.
According to the State Commandant of NSCDC Oyo State Command, CC Iskilu Akinsanya at around 2115hrs on Thursday 20th of this month, one Chief Jowuro Oke-Ogun, Alhaji Baani Abubakar called on Agro Rangers Oke-Ogun Axis that the run-away suspected kidnappers that had been operating in Ado-Awaye, Araromi Lcda, Okaka and Otu in Itesiwaju local Government and Ilero Lcda were spotted in Bobajiroro Hotel, Oke Adeta, ISEYIN.
At the Bobajiroro Hotel Six (6) male and two(2) female Bororo suspects were arrested. During cross examination of the suspects, the trailed suspect to the scene of the arrest, Umaru Lawal M 25yrs, “m” declared that the number used in tracking him belonged to his friend. Further interrogation revealed that those numbers were stored on his phone with different codes such as 52,42,33 etc. Umaru later agreed to help the corps in getting his friend.
Meanwhile, names and identities of the suspects were giving as, Umaru Lawal 25yrs male from Ado-Awaye,(2) Umaru Saliu 27yrs m from Ado-Awaye,(3) Abase Musa 30yrs m from Odo-Ogun ISEYIN,(4) Barika Idris m from Ipapo Itesiwaju local govt,(5) Abdulahi Kanti 25yrs m from Odo-Ogun ISEYIN,(6) Boto Dengi 30yrs m from Fasola Oyo,(7) Fatimo Kiri teenager 8yrs f from Ilero,(8) Adiza Adamu 20yrs f from Ilero, Iwa Lcda.
Items recovered from the suspects included (1) Boxer red Motorcycle with ref no BDJ 580 UL(2) Boxer red Motorcycle reg no EGB 628 UF(3) 4 Tecno phones(4) 1 QUP phone(5) 2 Itel phones(6) A sum of #32,510,00 (Thirty-two thousand five hundred and ten naira). The suspects will be handed over to Oyo State Police Command Anti-Kidnapping Squad for further investigation and prosecution.
The Commissioner of Police in Ondo State, Mr Salami Amidu Bolaji says, the state will remain too hot for kidnappers and others trading in crimes.
Mr Salami said with a recent kidnap incident in Akoko area, he felt challenged and ordered his men to comb every part of Ondo State, including every forest in and around to ensure that the perpetrators of these kidnapped attacks in Akoko were apprehended and brought to justice.
He said with such instruction, it was like igniting the fire for effective raiding across the state, the result of which was the rescue of a lady that was kidnapped earlier in the day around same Akoko axis and the arrest of the Gombe kidnap suspect and the recovery of the vehicle.
The police commissioner said this would not have been so easy without credible intelligence gathering and the supports of the good people of Ondo State.
Speaking on the arrest in Ore, Ondo State, of a suspected kidnapper and robber, who on interrogation said, he and his gang sometimes in August this year robbed a Hummer bus with registration number Gombe: NFD 591 XA, kidnapped its driver and conductor in Gombe State.
The suspect further said he ran away from Gombe State after the robbery and kidnapping, repainted the Hummer bus, fixed a forged number plate Kogi: XA 451 AN and headed towards the southwestern part of the country with a view that nobody could trace him and the loots.
The Nigeria Police Force, Oyo State Command has apprehended seven suspects who were involved in the kidnap of twins of an Islamic scholar, Alhaji Taofeek Akeugbagold in Ibadan.
The seven suspects were today paraded at the police headquarters, Eleyele Ibadan by the Commissioner of police in Oyo State, Mr Shina Olukolu.
Our crime Correspondent, Rasheedah Makinde reports that two of the suspects were staff of the Islamic scholar.
The Two staff, Bashir Mohammed and Opeyemi Oyeleye said they masterminded the kidnap as the Islamic scholar was always treating them poorly.
Bashir said till the day of the kidnap, he was a media aide to Alhaji Akeugbagold but later planned the kidnap to gather some money to take care of his needs.
He noted that he connived with another staff, Opeyemi who connected them with the remaining five suspects who assisted in perfecting the kidnap.
Bashir, who confirmed that the operation was smooth and successful as the twins were familiar with his face, noted that though they demanded for fifty million but later got four million naira and therefore pleaded for leniency.
A female suspect, who was the one that was feeding the twins while in captive, Medinat Rafiu said she was not told the true Identities of the children
Reacting, Alhaji Akeugbagold said it was a rude shock when he realized that two of the suspects were his staff despite the cordial relationship he had with them.
Parading the suspects, Commissioner of Police in Oyo State, Mr Shina Olukolu said the arrest was made possible through thorough investigation and support of some members of the public.
Mr Olukolu said the suspects would soon be charged to court after proper investigation.
The two years’ old twins were kidnapped on the 26th of last month at the resident of Alhaji Akeugbagold in Ibadan and later demanded for fifty million naira ransom but eventually collected four million naira.
The victims spent eight days with the kidnappers before they were released.
