The suspected kidnappers arrested by the Ekiti State Police Command have
confesed to have been engaged in a series of kidnapping operations in Ekiti State including two kidnapping incidents in Ikere-Ekiti.
Identities of the three suspect arrested inside deep forest in Ijan-Ekiti, Gbonyin local government area of the state.
by the Rapid Response Squad, RRS includes Musa(38), Ali (25) and Suleiman (19).
“They also said that their syndicate comprises seven men with four others currently at large. Efforts are ongoing for the possible arrest of the fleeing suspects.”
Their arrest was announced by the Ekiti state police command on monday by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) DSP Sunday Abutu
Abutu explained that the arrest was made possible through the efforts of the command’s Rapid Response Squad in collaboration with the local vigilantes after weeks of intense trailing of the suspects in the forest.
He said, “As part of the deliberate effort of the Command to get the State rid of kidnappers and other criminal elements, the operatives of the Rapid Response Squad, in collaboration with the vigilantes, trailed and arrested three(3) suspected kidnappers inside a deep forest in Ijan-Ekiti.
The PPRO while reiterating the command’s efforts at flushing our criminal elements from the state, solicited the support of the people to the security agencies by providing timely and accurate information on suspicious individuals and activities in their areas.
