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In Ondo State, Kidnappers sleeps off after abducting pastor’s wife
Among the suspects are Adamu Mohammed, 22, Shaibu Umar, Kabiru Muhammad, 16, Yusuf Tale, 21, and 27-year-old Garuba Mumuni.
According to a police source, the victims recognised one of the suspects, which led to the personnel of the Ofosu Division apprehending them.
Five alleged kidnappers were taken into custody by police investigators after they slept off after kidnapping the wife of a pastor and two other people.
It was stated that the suspects took strong narcotics and fell asleep. Vanguard learned that the three captives managed to get out once their kidnappers had gone to sleep.
Among the suspects are Adamu Mohammed, 22, Shaibu Umar, Kabiru Muhammad, 16, Yusuf Tale, 21, and 27-year-old Garuba Mumuni.
According to a police source, the victims recognised one of the suspects, which led to the personnel of the Ofosu Division apprehending them.
As per the police report, there was a kidnapping case in the Ofosu Division. The victims were a pastor’s wife and a member who were abducted from the church, and a third victim who was abducted while harvesting snails on the farm.
“The victims, however, escaped from their assailants at different dates after they had taken hard drugs and slept off.
“Through intelligence, on May 1, 2024, five among the six kidnappers were arrested by men of Ofosu division and have been identified by the victims as part of the gang that abducted them.
The state Police Commissioner, Abayomi Oladipo, said the suspects would soon be charged to court.
Oladipo added that one Adetokunbo Adesina, who claimed to have been hired to kill over 500 persons, was also arrested after his last victim paid him N110,000.
