Police arrest 3 kidnap suspects in Ogun

The police in Ogun have arrested three suspected herdsmen following allegations of kidnap by residents of Egua area of the state. The State Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Iliyasu, said the trio of Mohammadu Momoh, Mohammadu Bella and Ibrahim Garuba were arrested with three AK47 riffles, two pump action guns, two hundred rounds of 7.62mm ammunition, […]

The police in Ogun have arrested three suspected herdsmen following allegations of kidnap by residents of Egua area of the state.

The State Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Iliyasu, said the trio of Mohammadu Momoh, Mohammadu Bella and Ibrahim Garuba were arrested with three AK47 riffles, two pump action guns, two hundred rounds of 7.62mm ammunition, 20 live cartridges and one cutlass.

The suspects are said to have been terrorizing residents of Ayetoro in Yewa North area of the state. 

One of the suspects, Momoh, told reporters that the guns were stolen by other members of the gang identified as Balare and Yellow in Igana area of Oyo State.

He said the gang was working for one Alhaji Umar and that he was arrested when he attempted shooting with one of the guns but failed.

Also, another leader of an alleged kidnap gang in Ogun State, Oyewunmi Musa, says his gang got N8.5m as ransom from four kidnap operations.