Men of Ogun State Police Command have arrested nine suspected members of a kidnap syndicate terrorising Abeokuta -Ayetoro road at their hideout at Abule Oba, off Ayetoro road, Abeokuta.
The arrest was made in conjunction with local hunters, So Safe Corps, Oodua People Congress (OPC) operatives, vigilantes and men of Amotekun corps.
The suspects; Hammed Taiwo; Kehinde Jimoh; Umar Sanda; Sanda Aliu; Ali Morandu; Usman Abubakar; Usman Mohammed; Umaru Ahmadu and Umaru Momodu were arrested, following a credible intelligence gathered by policemen at Sabo/Ilupeju Divisional Headquarters.
It was gathered that Hammed Taiwo and Kehinde Jimoh, who are errand okada riders to the syndicate were sighted somewhere in the Rounder area of Abeokuta North Local Council.
Upon the information, the Divisional Police Officer, Sabo/Ilupeju division, Superintendent of Police (SP) Mustapha Opawoye, quickly moblised his men and moved to the area, where the duo of Hammed Taiwo and Kehinde Jimoh were apprehended.
On interrogation, they confessed to being part of the syndicate, but their own role was to run errands and watch the environment to prevent law enforcement agents from getting to them unaware.
Their confession led to the discovery of the hideout of the group at Abule oba, off Ayetoro road, where they always meet after collecting ransom from their victims.
Having discovered the hideout, the DPO mobilised his men, So Safe Corps, OPC men, local hunters and men of Amotekun corps and subsequently stormed the place, where all the nine members of the syndicate were arrested.
The Guardian learnt that the suspects are the group terrorising Abeokuta/Ayetoro road of recent time, while some of their victims have been able to identify them as their abductors.
MEANWHILE, the Commissioner of Police, Lanre Bankole has expressed satisfaction with the intelligence based investigation carried out by his men, which led to the arrest of the hoodlums.
He ordered the immediate transfer of the suspects to the anti kidnapping section of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID) for discreet investigation.
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