Police Caught Nine Kidnappers In Ekiti

Ekiti Police Command said it has caught nine gunmen suspected to be kidnappers in a forest near Ado Ekiti, the state capital.

The security agency said the suspected criminals were arrested at the Ago Aduloju forest area of Ado Ekiti.

The Command operatives bombarded  Ago Aduloju Forest at 1 pm on last Friday, April 29 where the hoodlums’ hideouts, arrests nine suspected kidnappers’ where the others escaped arrest.

The command’s spokesperson, ASP Sunday Abutu, disclosed this in a statement in Ado-Ekiti.

Mr Abutu stated that the feat was part of the ongoing strategic efforts of the command to rid the state of criminal elements.

He said operatives in the command following an intelligent report had heavily bombarded the vast forest in the Ago Aduloju area of Ado-Ekiti, known to be harbouring bandits in the state.

Abutu said the hoodlums had attacked the operatives with dangerous weapons during which one of the operatives sustained serious injuries.

“Following intelligence-led surveillance activities, the command operatives on April 29, at about 13:00hrs, bombarded Ago Aduloju Forest, Ado-Ekiti.

“During the operation, 9 suspects, namely- Hassan Mesaje, Dagogo Nadahi, Saidi Laun, Abubakar Usman, Lawal Abdullahi, Usman Ibrahim, Idris Ahmed, Usman Abubakar and Dahiru Adamu were arrested while others took to their heels.

The Ekiti Commissioner of Police, CP Moronkeji Adesina, assured residents of the state that the force would not relent in its fight against crimes and criminalities.

“It also seeks the support and cooperation of all and sundry through the provision of timely and useful information to the police, adding that the suspects arrested would be made to face the wrath of the law,” Abutu added.

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