A 24-year-old
commercial motorcyclist who confessed to being a member of a kidnap syndicate
that specialised in abducting their victims from Ogun and Lagos states, has
been arrested by men of the Ogun State Special Anti Robbery Squad.
The suspect,
Taiwo Akilo, was arrested at the weekend while on the verge of taking the
syndicate’s female victim to their hide out inside a bush around Imodi- Ijasi,
along Ijebu-ode/Ikorodu road.
The captive, one
Mrs Abosede Adenuga, was reportedly abducted at about 10.50pm, around Ikorodu
area of Lagos, last Sunday.
POLICE BOSS
SPEAKS
Explaining how
the suspect met his Waterloo, Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Mr Val
Ntomchukwu, said: “The Ogun State Police Command has intensified efforts to
tackle challenges of kidnapping in the State, particularly, in Ijebu axis as
the Special Anti Robbery Squad of the command ambushed and arrested a member of
a kidnap gang that abducted one Mrs Abosede Adenuga, from Lagos State on 16th March
2015 at 1050pm.
‘’The SARS
operatives of the command deployed to police the Ibefun/Ikorodu road where some
suspected kidnappers operate and hide their captors, were informed of the
kidnap case by some informants.
They said the
gang was heading to Ijebu axis to hide their captor.
The kidnappers
met their Waterloo when they were ambushed by the police at Imodi -Ijasi along
Ijebu Ode/Ikorodu road
‘’On noticing the
presence of policemen, the kidnappers jumped on a motorcycle to escape.
They were given a
hot chase by the operatives who used another motorcycle to pursue them.
During the
process, one of them, Tunde Akilo, was arrested while the woman was rescued.
The following
items were recovered from the gang: one locally- made, cut-to-size double
barrell gun loaded with one live cartridge, four live cartridges, a Volkswagen
car with Reg No MUS 471 AU used by the kidnappers and assorted charms.”
I WAS OFFERED
N30,000
Speaking with
Crime Guard, the suspect disclosed that he was offered N30,000 for the botched
kidnap by one Ahmed whom he said was the leader of the gang.
The father of two
who blamed his indulgence on poverty, stated that he was into aluminium
business before he diversified to commercial motorcycle (okada) in order to eke
out a living.
HOW WE CARRIED
OUT THE OPERATION
According to
Akilo who had a scorpion tattoo on his left arm: “ Yes, I was arrested by the
police inside the bush.
I was hired by
Ahmed who is the head of the gang.
He called me on
Sunday around 9.30pm, to convey a woman to the bush. On reaching the meeting
point , I met four other persons.
While they went
to kidnap the woman around Ikorodu, I was asked to watch out for any intruder.
After they
succeeded in kidnapping her, we drove to Imodi- Ijasi .
On the way, Ahmed
stopped the car and shot at the tyre.
He instructed me
to drive the woman on the motorbike to a designated point inside the bush.
We blindfolded
our victim and ordered her to mount the bike.
I drove the motorbike
while the woman sat between me and another member of the gang.
END OF THE ROAD
As I was about
leaving, Ahmed sighted a motorcyclist coming.
He hijacked the
motorcycle and also drove inside the bush.
But all of a sudden, we sighted some
policemen who ordered us to stop but we did not.
In the process of
trying to run away from the policemen, I missed my way inside the bush.
Unfortunately, I
was arrested while others who were conversant with the terrain escaped, leaving
me at the mercy of the policemen.
“This is my first
time of joining them. I was tempted by the payment of N30,000. Ahmed owns the
motorbike.
All I was
instructed to do was to drive the woman inside the bush .
He said he would
pay me after ransom was paid by the woman’s family.”
CP COMMENDS MEMB
ERS OF THE PUBLIC
The command boss
stated that efforts were still on to apprehend other fleeing members,even as he
commended members of the public for availing the command with information.
He reiterated the
command’s commitment to always provide adequate security for lives and property
of people in the State.
Source: Vanguard
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