Police neutralise 3 suspected kidnappers in Kwara
The Police Command in Kwara have neutralized three suspected kidnappers with the help of Kwara vigilantes group and local hunters.
The incident happened at Obbo Ile/Osi forest in Ekiti Local Government Area of the state, the police said.
The spokesman of the Command, SP Okasanmi Ajayi, confirmed this in a statement on Tuesday in Ilorin.
The statement said the operatives of the Tactical Team of the Kwara Police Command in conjunction with the vigilance team and local hunters, were on the trail of the kidnappers who were abducting and in a few cases killing their victims in Kwara South Senatorial District.
"Especially the recent kidnap and killings of a political party women leader and others in Obbo, Eruku, and Isapa axis.
"During the exchange of fire between the kidnappers and the joint teams of local hunters, vigilance, and police, three of the kidnappers were neutralized, while others escaped with gunshot injuries.
"Exhibits recovered from the alleged kidnappers include one cut-to-size locally-made pistol, one locally-made gun, four cutlasses, a bunch of charms, two half-eaten roasted yams, one empty water bottle, and six expended cartridges.
"One of the neutralised kidnappers was identified as Dogo, who had been on the wanted list of the police for the killing of one Femi Afolayan for failure to pay ransom sometime in February 2022.
"Efforts are ongoing to track and arrest the fleeing kidnappers to enable freeing the axis that has lately been termed a danger zone by the citizens of the area," the statement read in part.
It said that the state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Tuesday Assayomo, has read a riot act to criminals to pack their bags and baggage and leave the state.
It added that the command is double charged to ensure that citizens and residents of the state sleep with their two eyes closed.
The police boss however urged residents of the state to continue to work with security agencies by exposing criminal elements in their localities.
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Wakilin Mata Lafiagi Ayodele Kuburat Olaosebikan Arinola Lawal IHS Towers UNILORIN Alumni Association National Broadcasting Commission Moshood Mustapha Abdulmajeed Abdullahi Sobi Hill Kulende-UITH Tafida Tunde Mukaila Mustapha Amina Susa\'a De Ahmed Charles Ibitoye Al-Adaby Yakub Lai Gobir Bolakale Kawu Agaka Mahfouz Adedimeji Seni Saraki Abdulkadir Bolakale Sakariyah Ghali Alaaya PPS Eleja Kwara State Television (KWTV) Ayoade Akinnibosun RTEAN All Peoples Party Femi Agbaje Harmony Holdings Ope Saraki Okin High School Mohammed Alabi Lawal Garba Idris Ajia Bolakale Saka Garment Factory Simeon Ajibola Bola Shagaya MATTA Girls Foundation Ndama Al-hassan Abdulmumini Sanni Jawondo Prince Mahe Abdulkadir Shuaibu Yaman Fulani Olugbense New Nigeria People’s Party Adewuyi Funmilayo Ilorin Talaka Parapo George Innih Sola Saraki University Offorjama Elections Umar Ahmed Gunu Mufti Of Ilorin Isiaka Abdulrazak Rueben Parejo Cassava Growers\' Association Igbomina Kisira Islamiya Abdulraheem Onilorin Chief Imam Of Lafiagi Suleman Abubakar Col. Taiwo Aisha Ahman Pategi Pategi Basit Olatunji Yaru Abdulrazaq Sanni Yusuf Lawal Abdulmumini AbdulRazaq Code Of Conduct AbdulHamid Adi Isin Yusuf Abdulwahab Harrison Osauwagboe Tunji Moronfoye Akom Construction And Engineering Synergy Ltd

