Ogun police arrest 40 suspected kidnappers along Lagos-Ibadan highway

The Ogun State Police Command said yesterday that it nabbed 40
suspected kidnappers in forests along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
The Command Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said this
while parading the suspects at Eleweran Police Headquarters in
Abeokuta.

He said the command rescued three workers of Lafia Hospital, Apata
Ibadan, who were abducted on July 23 along the expressway and
four others.
Mr Oyeyemi said the command deployed “high-power security
operatives to the scene of the incident with clear mandate to rescue
the victims unhurt as well as bring the perpetrators to book.”
“The team led by Deputy Commissioner of Police in-charge of
operations embarked on technical and forensic investigation as a
result of which the kidnappers’ hideout was geo-located within
Fidiwo/Onigari forest along Lagos-Ibadan Express way.”
He said the Inspector General of Police sent a police helicopter with
which the area was properly surveyed. He said having located the
hoodlums’ hideout, “the place was smoked through the chopper.”
“We discovered that apart from three persons abducted on the 23rd
of July, another four persons were abducted on the 24th but not
reported.
“In all, seven victims were successfully rescued on the 27th of July
2019, and they have all been reunited with their families. One
suspect who is strongly believed to have taken part in the kidnap
saga was arrested and he is currently assisting the police in our
investigation.
“To further rid the area of criminal activities, a comprehensive
intelligence based raid was carried out in all the surrounding forests
as well as the vulnerable points in the area where about 40 suspects
were arrested with all sort of illicit drugs. They are all being
investigated and whoever is culpable amongst them will be
arraigned before a court of competent jurisdiction,” he said.