Abashe Adamu Idris, one of the committee members of the Farmers-Herders Peace Committee inaugurated by Governor Kayode Fayemi was arrested for kidnapping and killing victims in Ekiti State.
Newsflash Nigeria gathered that one Fulani herdsman, Abashe Adamu Idris, is notoriously known for kidnapping and killing his victims after demanding ransom was arrested on Wednesday at Ido Ekiti.
Mr Idris was apprehended by operatives of the Rapid Response Squad, with an accomplice, Ibrahim Mumini Toyin, a former councillor of the state.
A police spokesperson in the state, Sunday Abutu, confirmed the arrest of the two culprits via a statement on Sunday.
Mr Abutu, a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), said local vigilantes working with the police acted on intelligence which led to the arrest of the culprits.
He said the two men have coordinated numerous ‘high-profile’ kidnapping cases in the state.
“The duo coordinated numerous high profile kidnappings in Ekiti including the kidnapping of one Adeeko Ademola and Nasiru Salisu at Adamsy Sawmill, Aisegba-Ekiti,” Mr Abutu said.
The police spokesperson said the culprits confessed to the crimes when interrogated.
Mr Abutu explained further that Mr Idris, who is the kingpin, had been using ransom collected from family members of his victims to buy cattle and increase his herd.
“During interrogation, Ibrahim Mumini Toyin confessed to the commission of the crime and claimed that the dastardly act of kidnapping and murder of one of the two victims was carried out by himself and four others who are children of Alhaji Abashe Adamu Idris and are currently at large.
“He further confessed that Alhaji Abashe Adamu Idris is their kingpin, adding that the ransom collected from their victims was used to purchase cattle by Alhaji Abashe Adamu Idris to increase his herd of cattle.
“Ibrahim Mumini Toyin disclosed that his own share of the ransom allegedly paid was used to purchase cattle for him by Alhaji Abashe Adamu Idris,” Mr Abutu said.
Recall that on January 21, 2021, the Ekiti State governor, Kayode Fayemi inaugurated a Farmers-Herders Peace Committee over the residents of the state protested against the incessant kidnap cases by Fulani herdsmen in the state.
Alhaji Abashe was one of those inaugurated as members of the committee and was among those paraded by the police as leaders of kidnapping gangs in Ekiti.
Ibrahim Toyin Mumini, who was also paraded by police was a one-time Councillor in the Ido Osi Local Government Area of Ekiti State. Ibrahim Toyin Mumini is Alhaji Abashe’s PA and translator.
