The Agro Rangers squad of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Oyo State Command have apprehended some Eight (8) suspected kidnappers who have been terrorizing Ado Awaye, Araromi LCDA, Okaka and Otu in Itesiwaju local government and Ilero in Iwa LCDA.
The State Commandant of NSCDC, Oyo State Command, CC Iskilu Akinsanya reported that at around 21:15hrs on Thursday, 20 August 2020, one Chief Jowuro in Oke-Ogun, Alhaji Baani Abubakar alarmed the security operatives on Agro Rangers Oke-Ogun Axis that the runaway suspected kidnappers that have been operating in Ado-Awaye, Araromi LCDA, Okaka and Otu in Itesiwaju Local Government and Ilero LCDA were spotted in Bobajiroro Hotel, Oke Adena, Iseyin.
At the Bobajiroro Hotel Six (6) male and two(2), female suspects were arrested.
During the interrogation of the suspects, the trailed suspect, Umaru Lawal declared that the number used in tracking him belonged to his friend.
Further investigation revealed that 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.
The names and identities of the suspects are: 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) Fatima Kiri teenager 8yrs F from Ilero,(8) Adiza Adamu 20yrs F from Ilero, Iwa Lcda.
Some items recovered from the suspects include: (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 the Oyo State Police Command Anti-Kidnapping Squad for further investigation and prosecution.