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How two brothers kidnapped woman, 9-yr old son for ritual -Police

David Adenekan
David Adenekan
How two brothers kidnapped woman, 9-yr old son for ritual -Police
The suspects

Operatives of Ogun State Police Command, have arrested two brothers, Ayomide Babatunde and Gbenga Babatunde, for allegedly kidnapping a woman and her nine years old son for ritual purpose.

According to the spokesman of the command, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, the suspects were arrested in the early hours of Friday, December 30, 2022.

The suspects were arrested following an information received by policemen at Oja Odan divisional headquarters that the two brothers were negotiating on phone to sell a human being either in parts or alive depending on how the buyer wanted it for money making ritual.

The supposed buyer, one Jacob Olorunto then informed the baale of the community about the intention of the suspects, and the baale quickly informed the police.

The supposed buyer was advised by the Police to play along with them in order to save the would be victim.

On December 27, 2022, the suspects called the supposed buyer Jacob Olorunto and informed him that they had two human beings, a woman and her male child for sale.

They negotiated and settled for N600,000.00 as the price for the two persons.

On December 29, 2022, one of the suspects, Ayomide Babatunde went to Ilaro and lured his 45 years old woman friend, Taye Oluwole, to follow him to Oja Odan with her nine years old son, Remilekun Oluwole, in order to celebrate New year with his father.

The woman innocently agreed to follow him, and along the road, they stopped over to pick the second suspect Gbenga Babatunde.

The two suspects from there, took the victims to Igbo Obe area of Oja Odan to meet the supposed buyer Jacob Olorunto, but they were rounded up by policemen in collaboration with some youths in the area at about 12:30 midnight, while the woman and her son were rescued.

The two suspects have confessed to the commission of the crime.

Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, CP Lanre Bankole, has ordered that the suspects be transferred to State Criminal Investigation Departments for further investigation and diligent prosecution.

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