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Four arrested for kidnapping 13 years old girl in Ado Odo Ota

David Adenekan
David Adenekan
Four arrested for kidnapping 13 years old girl in Ado Odo Ota
The suspects

Four members of a kidnap syndicate have been arrested by operatives of Ogun State Police Command for kidnapping a 13 years old girl in Onipanu area of Ado Odo Ota local government area of the state.

The four suspects are 21 years old John Nelson; 29 years old Adeleke Ayotunde; 20 years old Adekunle Basit and 20 years old Abey Fagbemi.

They were arrested following a complaint lodged at Onipanu divisional headquarters, by one Adejunwon Odunowo, who reported that her 13 years old daughter Susan Odunowo, was sent on an errand by her mother at about 6:30 p.m. of May 6, 2021, but didn’t return home.

He stated further that he later received an anonymous phone call demanding the sum of N500,000 as ransom, if he ever wanted to see his daughter again.

Upon the report, the Divisional Police Officer, Onipanu division, CSP Bamidele Job, detailed his detectives to embarked on intelligence and technical based investigation, in order to unravel those behind the devilish act.

On May 8, 2021, the detectives successfully traced one of the suspects to Cele area of Ota, where he was arrested.

His arrest led to the apprehension of two other members of the gang at a factory in Ota.

It was then discovered that the victim was being kept in a room, owned by Adekunle Basit.

Detectives swiftly moved in there, and rescued the victim unhurt.

The leader of the gang, Abbey Fagbemi, who took to flight immediately he heard of the arrest of his fellow gang members, was later arrested at about 7:30 a.m. of Monday, May 10, 2021.

The victim has since been reunited with her family.

Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, CP Edward Awolowo Ajogun, who expressed satisfaction about the quick response of his men to the incident has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspects to anti-kidnapping section of the state criminal investigation and intelligence department, for discreet investigation and prosecution.

He also appealed to members of the public, to adhere strictly to various security advice given by the command in order not to fall victim of kidnap syndicates.

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