Police arrest three suspected kidnappers deep inside forest
On Monday, the Ekiti State Police Command announced that members of its Rapid Response Squad had apprehended three suspected kidnappers terrorizing parts of the state.
Moronkeji Adesina, the state Commissioner of Police, said the RRS operatives, in collaboration with men from the vigilante group, apprehended the suspected kidnappers inside a deep forest in Ijan Ekiti, Gbonyin Local Government Area of the state.
This came after the arrest of two individuals on June 29 by the RRS operatives at Ido Ekiti in Ido/Osi Council Area of the state over alleged high-profile kidnappings in the state.
A statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, Ekiti State Command, Sunday Abutu, titled, ‘Ekiti Police Command arrests three for kidnapping,’ mentioned the suspects as 38 years old Musa, 25 years old Ali, and 19 years old Suleiman.
Abutu stated, “As part of the deliberate efforts of the Command to rid the state of kidnappers and other criminal elements, the operatives of the RRS, in collaboration with vigilantes, trailed and arrested three suspected kidnappers inside a deep forest in Ijan-Ekiti.
The arrested suspects, during interrogation, confessed to have been engaged in series of kidnapping operations in the state including two kidnapping incidents in Ikere Ekiti.
“The suspects further disclosed their syndicate comprises seven men with four others currently at large.
“Effort is ongoing for the possible arrest of the fleeing suspects,” the police spokesperson said.
