Two suspected members of a kidnap syndicate said to have kidnapped one 25 years old Mariam Fagboyun have been arrested by the police in Ogun State.
50 years old Annah, mother of Mariam Fagbohun was said to be killed in the process of the kidnap.
The suspects are 47 years old James Arowolo and Jimoh Fayemi.
According to the spokesman of the Ogun State Police Command, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, in a statement on Wednesday, Maraim Fagbohun who runs a provision store and a beer parlour was abducted by a six-man kidnapping gang in Ijoun, in Yewa North local government on August 21, 2020 when she closed from her shop and was going home.
In the process of her being abducted, she was said to have raised the alarm which attracted people around including the victim’s mother, one Annah Fagbohun.
Oyeyemi said while the people around were trying to chase the abductors with the aim of rescuing her, the kidnappers shot into their midst and the bullet hit the victim’s mother Annah Fagbohun and she died on the spot.
Distress call was made to the police, consequent upon which the DPO Egua division, Kalejaiye Olarenwaju, led his men to the scene and with the collaboration of members of the community, they were able to rescue the victim and apprehended one member of the gang, Jimoh Fayemi, a native of Omu-Odo in Ekiti State.
Upon his arrest, the Commissioner of Police, Edward Ajogun, directed that the suspect be transferred to the Anti-kidnapping section with a clear mandate that the rest members of the gang must be hunted for and brought to book.
The team embarked on a technical and intelligence based investigation which led to the arrest of another member of the gang in Ekiti State by name James Arowolo, a 47 year old native of Obo-Ayegunle in Kwara State.
On interrogation, the duo confessed to having been contracted by one man simply known as “Ade” and his friend known as “Doctor” who live in the same neighborhood with the victim to come and swindle her of a huge sum of money.
But having realised that the woman would not fall into their trap, they decided to kidnap her and demand for ransom.
Recovered from them are three single barrel guns, 12 live cartridges and face mask.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, Ajogun has ordered a massive manhunt for the fleeing members of the gang and the arrested ones to be arraigned before a court of competent jurisdiction.
