One Waliu Oloyede, suspected to have kidnapped a military officer has been arrested.
He was arrested on Saturday by operatives of Ogun State Police Command at Odo Pako Ota, in Ado Odo-Ota local government area of Ogun State.
The suspect was arrested following a distress call received by the Divisional Police Officer, DPO, Sango Ota divisional headquarters, CSP Godwin Idehai.
The DPO was told that men of a vigilance group were having issues with an Army officer at Odo Pako area of Ota.
Based on the report, the DPO led his team to the scene where the suspect, who dressed in full military camouflage uniform with the rank of W02, but could not give satisfactory account of himself was apprehended and brought to the station.
The suspect, who was said to have attempted to snatch a dane gun from a vigilance group member, on interrogation was unable to give account of how he got the military uniform, or address of the unit where he was said to be serving.
He was therefore detained for impersonation.
While in detention, police got an information that the suspect and others at large abducted W/o2 military officer at about 11:30 pm of July 16, 2021 and took him to their hideout in Alagbado, Lagos State where he was stripped off his uniform, collected his identity card, his three ATM cards and phone before the victim escaped from them.
It was their victim’s uniform the suspect put on to commit another crime before he was arrested.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, CP Edward Awolowo Ajogun, has ordered the transfer of the suspect to anti-kidnapping unit of the state criminal investigation and intelligence department for further investigation.
The CP also ordered a massive manhunt for his other accomplices with the view to bringing them to justice.
