The Ondo State Police Command on Thursday stated it had arrested five males who allegedly kidnapped two college kids in Ore, the headquarters of Odigbo Native Space of the state.
The command disclosed that the operation was carried out by its Particular Anti-Kidnapping Squad after the suspects had allegedly carried out the dastardly act and picked up ransom.
The Public Relations Officer of the command, DSP Abayomi Jimoh, in a press release, stated the suspects are Taofeek Lukman, 23, Blessing Saturday, 27, Peter Moses, 25; Sunday Isaac, 23; and Sanusi Dan Asabe, 37.
He stated, “Following the kidnapping of two brothers, Jehu, 10, and Yohana, 5, who had been kidnapped on their solution to college within the Jerry Sawmill Space of Ore on Could 12, 2026. The kids’s father, Andrew Yohana, reported the incident to the police at about 9:00 a.m, triggering a right away intelligence-driven investigation by detectives.
“Police investigations, aided by technical intelligence and monitoring evaluation, led operatives to the Alaba Space of Ore the place two suspects, Taofeek Lukman, 23, and Blessing Saturday, 27, had been arrested.
“Additional investigations uncovered three extra suspects recognized as Peter Moses, 25; Sunday Isaac, 23; and Sanusi Dan Asabe, 37, all believed to be members of the prison syndicate.”
Jimoh famous that throughout the operation, detectives of the command recovered N251,000 suspected to be a part of the ransom paid by the victims’ household earlier than the youngsters regained freedom.
The police stated efforts had been ongoing to arrest different fleeing members of the gang and get well extra displays related to the crime, including that the suspects had made confessional statements revealing their particular person roles within the kidnapping and can be charged to courtroom after the conclusion of investigations.
Commending the operatives for the profitable operation, the state Commissioner of Police Felix Ohagwu, lauded the professionalism and intelligence-led techniques employed by the anti-kidnapping squad.
Ohagwu reaffirmed the “command’s willpower to maintain the crackdown on kidnapping and violent crimes throughout the state, assuring residents that the security of lives and property stays a high precedence.”
On Tuesday, the Edo State Police Command arrested three suspected kidnappers in Jattu, Edo North.
The arrest adopted intelligence-led operations linked to a current abduction case within the space.
