The Kwara State Police Command has apprehended four suspected Kidnappers, eight armed robbers and cultists who have been throwing their victims to series of trauma.
The Commissioner of Police,Mr. Saliu Garba who paraded the suspects in Ilorin on Thursday said that some guns, live Cartriges,cars were recovered from them.
Garba who was represented by the Command Police Public Relation Officer(PPRO),ASP Ajayi Okasanmi disclosed that four Kidnappers;Musa Kadir,Isah Salihu,Suleiman Abubakar and Abdullahi Babatunde were arrested in connection with the kidnap of Sarkin Fulani,Aliyu Harande who was kidnapped in a Mosque behind PHCN office Omu-Aran while praying.
The Police boss said that the group of kidnappers after taking him away on July 9, demanded for ransom from the family which was paid and the victim released.
“On receipt of the report, the Command’s anti-kidnapping team swung into action, working on intelligence, four suspects were arrested, their operational vehicle and guns were recovered. They confessed to have been responsible for the kidnapping cases around the Omu-Aran axis. The leader of the syndicaye, one Tunde Mumuni and one Saad are presently at large”.
Similarly, the Command arrested four armed robbers, Moshood Sanni,Oladimeji Sanusi,Emeka Eyinna,Emeka(at large),Uche(at large), for alleged robbery which took place at house of one Adeoye Adewale Femi of Alhaji Abdullahi Housing Estate!Abike Ade Street,Danialu Gaaa-Akanbi, Ilorin on 6th May,2015.
Garba disclosed that the Security guard who was shot and attacked by the suspects die in the hospital on 23 July, 2015.
Some of the items stolen from the Estate such as Honda Odyssey 2005 model with registration number’s 915 CP, telephone handsets of different make, one tablet and undisclosed amount of cash were recovered from the suspects.