A group of individuals involved in the kidnapping of several victims for ransom in Kwara, Kogi, and Ekiti States has been nabbed by the Kwara police command.
Their arrest is following a police investigation after an attempted kidnap in Koro village in Kwara State.
Police commissioner Paul Odama revealed that kidnap kingpin Banbagida Baguda and two of his gang members were police tracked them with a phone they left during their failed kidnap operation at Koro village.
They had attempted to kidnap one Shina Abiodun and another person while they were riding a motorcycle on their way from Egbe in Kogi, in November.
According to the police chief, they ambushed and shot at the victims in Koro village close to Eruku town
“The hoodlums opened fire on them and they sustained gunshot injuries.
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“They however escaped the attack and ran to the anti-kidnapping patrol team stationed at Eruku town.
“The team moved to the scene and one Techno Phone was recovered.
“Forensic analysis of the phone by the investigators led to the arrest of the kingpin and two of his gang members in Oro-Ago, Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State on Dec. 20.
“The suspects confessed during interrogation to have been responsible for kidnapping operations within Ekiti, Kogi, and Kwara respectively.
“Two Locally made guns and two telephone handsets were recovered from them.
“One of their victims and his six-year-old son came from Ekiti State to identify and confirm that they were kidnapped and held captive for six days by the suspects and were released after payment of N6 million.
“The suspects also confessed to have killed one Insp. Segun Ayegbulu of the NSCDC attached to Ekiti Command.
“Efforts are also ongoing to arrest the fleeing members of the gang and recovery of the remaining fire-arms in their possession,” he said.
