Police said the kidnappers were arrested by men of the Ofosu Division after the pastor’s wife and other victims identified one of them
By Kehinde Okeowo
A pastor’s wife and two other kidnap victims luckily escaped from the kidnappers’ den after their abductors slept off.
This was made known by the Ondo State Police Command, who revealed that their operatives arrested five suspected kidnappers after abducting the victims.
According to the security agency, the kidnappers slept off after taking hard drugs.
The suspects include Garuba Mumuni, 27; Yusuf Tale, 21; Kabiru Muhammed, 16, Shaibu Umar and Adamu Mohammed, 22.
Police went on to disclose that the suspects were arrested by men of the Ofosu Division after their victims identified one of them.
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Briefing journalists on the case, police said: “A case of kidnapping was reported at Ofosu Division, that a pastor’s wife and a member were kidnapped in the church, while the third victim was kidnapped while picking 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 commissioner of police in the state, Abayomi Oladipo, said the suspects would soon be charged to court.
Oladipo also 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.