A 27 years old woman, Mariam Ayila, was on Tuesday arrested by men of Ogun State Police Command, for allegedly kidnapping a 13 years old girl, Sofiat Yusau.
The suspect was arrested following a report lodged at Agbara divisional headquarters by one Ismail Yusau, who reported that he sent his daughter on errand to Agbara market at about 11 a.m. of the day, only to receive a strange call some hours after from an unknown person, who informed him that his daughter had been kidnapped, and that if he didn’t send the sum of N250,000 as ransome, he would never set his eyes on the girl again.
Upon the report, the Divisional Police Officer, DPO, Agbara division, CSP Abiodun Salau, mobilised his crack detectives, who embarked on technical and intelligence based investigation.
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Their efforts yielded positive result when the suspect was traced to her hideout at Atan Ota area, where she was promptly arrested and the little girl rescued unhurt.
Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect had earlier kidnapped a young girl at Itele Ota area on December 19, 2022, and ransom paid to her before she released her victim.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, CP Lanre Bankole, has directed that the suspect be handed over to the anti-kidnapping unit of the state Criminal Investigation Departments for further investigation and prosecution.
