who confessed to being a member of a
kidnap syndicate that specialized in
abducting their victims from Ogun and
Lagos states, has been arrested by men of
the Ogun State Special Anti Robbery
Squad.
The suspect, Taiwo Akilo, was arrested at
the weekend while on the verge of taking
the syndicate's female victim to their hide
out inside a bush around Imodi- Ijasi,
along Ijebu-ode/Ikorodu road.
The captive, one Mrs Abosede Adenuga,
was reportedly abducted at about
10.50pm, around Ikorodu area of Lagos,
last Sunday.
POLICE BOSS SPEAKS
Explaining how the suspect met his
Waterloo, Ogun State Commissioner of
Police, Mr Val Ntomchukwu, said: "The
Ogun State Police Command has
intensified efforts to tackle challenges of
kidnapping in the State, particularly, in
Ijebu axis as the Special Anti Robbery
Squad of the command ambushed and
arrested a member of a kidnap gang that
abducted one Mrs Abosede Adenuga,
from Lagos State on 16th March 2015 at
1050pm.
''The SARS operatives of the command
deployed to police the Ibefun/Ikorodu
road where some suspected kidnappers
operate and hide their captors, were
informed of the kidnap case by some
informants.
They said the gang was heading to Ijebu
axis to hide their captor.
The kidnappers met their Waterloo when
they were ambushed by the police at
Imodi -Ijasi along Ijebu Ode/Ikorodu road
''On noticing the presence of policemen,
the kidnappers jumped on a motorcycle
to escape.
They were given a hot chase by the
operatives who used another motorcycle
to pursue them.
During the process, one of them, Tunde
Akilo, was arrested while the woman was
rescued.
The following items were recovered from
the gang: one locally- made, cut-to-size
double barrell gun loaded with one live
cartridge, four live cartridges, a
Volkswagen car with Reg No MUS 471 AU
used by the kidnappers and assorted
charms."
I WAS OFFERED N30,000
Speaking with Crime Guard, the suspect
disclosed that he was offered N30,000 for
the botched kidnap by one Ahmed whom
he said was the leader of the gang.
The father of two who blamed his
indulgence on poverty, stated that he was
into aluminium business before he
diversified to commercial motorcycle
(okada) in order to eke out a living.
HOW WE CARRIED OUT THE OPERATION
According to Akilo who had a scorpion
tattoo on his left arm: " Yes, I was
arrested by the police inside the bush.
I was hired by Ahmed who is the head of
the gang.
He called me on Sunday around 9.30pm,
to convey a woman to the bush. On
reaching the meeting point , I met four
other persons.
While they went to kidnap the woman
around Ikorodu, I was asked to watch out
for any intruder.
After they succeeded in kidnapping her,
we drove to Imodi- Ijasi .
On the way, Ahmed stopped the car and
shot at the tyre.
He instructed me to drive the woman on
the motorbike to a designated point
inside the bush.
We blindfolded our victim and ordered
her to mount the bike.
I drove the motorbike while the woman
sat between me and another member of
the gang.
END OF THE ROAD
As I was about leaving, Ahmed sighted a
motorcyclist coming.
He hijacked the motorcycle and also
drove inside the bush. But all of a sudden,
we sighted some policemen who ordered
us to stop but we did not.
In the process of trying to run away from
the policemen, I missed my way inside
the bush.
Unfortunately, I was arrested while others
who were conversant with the terrain
escaped, leaving me at the mercy of the
policemen.
"This is my first time of joining them. I
was tempted by the payment of N30,000.
Ahmed owns the motorbike.
All I was instructed to do was to drive the
woman inside the bush .
He said he would pay me after ransom
was paid by the woman's family."
CP COMMENDS MEMB ERS OF THE
PUBLIC
The command boss stated that efforts
were still on to apprehend other fleeing
members,even as he commended
members of the public for availing the
command with information.
He reiterated the command's
commitment to always provide adequate
security for lives and property of people
in the State.
Source: Vanguard
posted by DJ Kelly-u
