The Ogun police command says its operatives have killed two suspected kidnappers and recovered a black bag allegedly used to deliver ransom to a criminal gang operating in the state.
Oluseyi Babaseyi, the police spokesperson in Ogun, said in a
statement that the operation also led to the arrest of Mohammed Bello, a gang
member and Mohammed Abdullahi, the father of one of the suspects and the Seriki
of the Fulani community in the state.
Babaseyi said operatives of the command’s anti-kidnapping
unit recovered an AK-47 rifle loaded with 10 rounds of ammunition, a
single-barrel gun, N1.5 million suspected to be ransom proceeds, several mobile
phones and the black bag allegedly used in ransom transactions.
According to the police, the operation followed
investigations into the abduction of three persons at Ipojo area of Iperin,
Atan-Ijebu, on May 11.
The victims were reportedly released unharmed on May 14
after an unspecified ransom was paid to their captors.
The police spokesperson said intelligence gathered after the
victims regained freedom led operatives to a suspected kidnappers’ hideout
along the Ijebu-Ode-Ibadan road axis.
“On sighting the police operatives, the suspects opened
fire, leading to a fierce gun duel,” the statement reads.
“The operatives responded professionally, resulting in the
neutralisation of two of the suspected kidnappers, while other members of the
gang escaped into the surrounding forest with varying degrees of bullet
injuries.”
Babaseyi said subsequent operations led to the arrest of
Abdullahi, adding that investigations are ongoing to unravel the syndicate’s
network and facilitate the prosecution of the suspects in custody.
The police spokesperson said the bodies of the slain
suspects had been deposited in a morgue for autopsy, while efforts were ongoing
to apprehend other fleeing members of the gang.
Bode Ojajuni, the Ogun commissioner of police, commended the
operatives for their “gallantry, professionalism and resilience” and reiterated
the command’s commitment to tackling kidnapping and other violent crimes in the
state.
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