By Oluwakemi Ishola
The Agro Rangers squad of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Oyo State Command have arrested Eight (8) kidnappers that have been terrorizing Ado Awaye, Araromi LCDA, Okaka and Otu in Itesiwsju local government and Ilero in Iwa LCDA.
According to the State Commandant of NSCDC Oyo State Command, CC Iskilu Akinsanya
at around 2115hrs on Thursday 20th of this month, one Chief Jowuro Oke-Ogun Alhaji Baani Abubakar call on Agro Rangers Oke-Ogun Axis that the run away suspected kidnappers that has been operating in Ado-Awaye, Araromi Lcda, Okaka and Otu in Itesiwaju local Government and Ilero Lcda were spotted in Bobajiroro Hotel, Oke Adeta, ISEYIN.
At the Bobajiroro Hotel Six (6) male and two(2) female Bororo suspect were arrested. During cross examination of the suspects, the trailed suspect to the scene of the arrest Umaru Lawal M 25yrs, “m” declared that the number used in tracking him belong to his friend. Further interrogation revealed that those 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.
Meanwhile, names and identities of the suspects were giving as, 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) Fatimo Kiri teenager 8yrs f from Ilero,(8) Adiza Adamu 20yrs f from Ilero, Iwa Lcda.
Items recovered from the suspects includes (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 Oyo State Police Command Anti-Kidnapping Squad for further investigation and prosecution.