Three suspected kidnappers apprehended on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

Officials of the Ogun State Police Command have apprehended three suspected kidnappers who have been tormenting travellers along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.

The presumed kidnappers include Nathaniel Jacob, 24, from Nasarawa State; Isah Danladi, 22, from Kogi State; and Abubakar Rabiu, 23, from Niger State; were apprehended on Thursday, at Fidiwo area along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.

Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Edward Ajogun

The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi, announced this on Monday in a statement.

Oyeyemi declared that the apprehension of the suspects followed a hint from several hunters, who caught a glimpse of the suspects in the bush where they were preparing on how to attack along the expressway.

He said, “The hunters quickly alerted the police, who rallied other stakeholders such as So-Safe Corps, hunters group and stormed the Fidiwo Alapako bush.

“On sighting the police, the suspects took to their heels in the bush, but, luck ran out of the three and they were subsequently apprehended, while three others escaped with their arms.

“On interrogation, the suspects confessed to have been in the bush for the past ten days, waiting for a convenient opportunity to strike.

“It took them that long because of the heavy presence of policemen in the stretch of the expressway. They stated further that, they are six in number that make up the gang and that the escaped three are in possession of their arms.

“Preliminary investigation revealed that the gang was responsible for the series of kidnapping along the expressway.

“Recovered from them are cutlasses, which they claimed were seized from farmers they saw in their farms.”

Oyeyemi further said that the Commissioner of Police, Edward Ajogun, has requested the immediate transfer of the suspects to anti-kidnapping unit of the state Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for subtle investigation.

He stated that the Commissioner of Police also guaranteed citizens that all the kidnap cases in the state will be resolved, as the command is working diligently to bring the culprits to book.