The suspects were arrested on Sunday during an anti-kidnapping patrol by the troops in Jalingo, the Brigade spokesman, Lt. Ayodeji Abiodun, said in a statement on Monday.

He said that the troops, acting on credible information, raided the kidnappers hideout and captured the two suspects, Awwal Bobo, 32 and Sallau Abdul, 33.

The Brigade spokesman gave the names of the rescued victims as Mrs Fauziyya Yusuf and Mr Abdulsalam Abubakar.

“One of the rescued victims have since been reunited with his family while the other is currently being offered necessary medical attention and support to ensure her physical and emotional well-being before being handed over to her family,” Abiodun added.

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He said that the Brigade Commander, Brig.-Gen. Frank Etim, had commended the timely response of the troops and charged them not to relent in ensuring peace and safety of law-abiding citizens.

He enjoined the citizens to support security agencies with  timely information to enhance prompt response to security issues.

Source: NAN

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His real name is Babatunde Idris and he is 19 years old.

He was declared wanted over the gruesome murder of an automobile mechanic, Salaudeen Lawal in Igbesa, the Ogun State, the spokesman of Ogun State Police Command, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, has revealed.

Bobo was arrested on Monday, October 19, 2020 when he was traced to his hideout at Surulere in Lagos State by detectives led by the Divisional Police Officer, DPO, Igbesa Division, SP Abayomi Adeniji.

It would be recalled that the suspect had on Sunday, October 18, 2020 attacked the deceased who was invited to repair a faulty car in Igbesa accusing him of blocking the road with the car he was repairing.

He subsequently stabbed him with a broken bottle on his hand thereby cut one of his veins.

The victim was quickly rescued to the hospital by the police but unfortunately gave up the ghost while receiving treatment.

Conseqently, the suspect fled immediately.

The police spokesman stated further in his statement.

“The Commissioner of Police, CP Edward A. Ajogun, there and then gave a marching order to the DPO Igbesa to fish out the culprit who is notorious in the area as a member of a dreaded cult.

“In compliance with the CP’s directive, the DPO and his detectives embarked on intelligence and technical based investigation which led them to Surulere area in Lagos State where the suspect was hibernating and subsequently got him arrested. He has made confessional statements owing up to the commission of the crime.

“Meanwhile, the suspect had been transferred to the homicide section of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for further investigation into his past activities and diligent prosecution as ordered by the CP.

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The suspect was declared wanted over the gruesome murder of an automobile mechanic, Salaudeen Lawal .

The deceased who was called to fix a vehicle which developed a mechanical fault was accused by Bobo and his colleagues of obstructing the road with the vehicle he was repairing, the police spokesman in Ogun State, Abimbola Oyeyemi, explained.

The accusation was said to have led to an argument between them, consequent upon which the said Bobo broke a bottle and stabbed the deceased on his hand and cut one of the veins.

Distress call was said to be made to the police at Igbesa divisional headquarters and the Divisional Police Officer, DPO, Abayomi Adeniji, quickly led his men to the scene and  rescued the victim to the hospital where he gave up the ghost while receiving treatment.

The suspect, having realised what he did fled immediately but one of his accomplices was arrested by the police.

He was said to be helping the police in their investigation.

Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, Edward Awolowo Ajogun, has ordered a massive manhunt for the suspect.

He also directed that the case be taken over by the homicide section of the state criminal investigation and intelligence department for discreet investigation.

The CP also appealed to residents of the area to remain calm, promising that the command would do everything possible to apprehend the fleeing suspect who is neither a student of the only tertiary institution in the town nor an indigene of the town.

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