Police arrest member of kidnapping syndicate responsible for abduction of journalist
The Ogun state Police Command has arrested a gang member of kidnapping syndicate who abducted a journalist, Olusegun Oduneye in Mobalufon area of Ijebu Ode on the 9th of March 2023, and thereafter driven him to Lagos State.
Penpushing reports that Command Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi confirmed the arrest of the 41-year old suspect, Temidayo Oladimeji following painstaking technical and intelligence based investigation embarked upon by SP Taiwo Opadiran led anti kidnapping team.
The statement added that the investigation led them to the suspect’s hideout where he has been hibernating, adding that the police operatives attached to Obalende divisional headquarters had earlier traced the kidnappers to Idimu area of Lagos, where they engaged the hoodlums in gun battle.
Penpushing further reports that Oyeyemi recalled that at the end of the encounter, the kidnappers escaped with serious gunshot injuries and abandoned the victim and his car, adding that having rescued the victim, the Commissioner of Police, Frank Mba ordered a massive manhunt for the fleeing suspects.
The statement explained that in compliance with the commissioner’s directive, the SP Taiwo Opadiran led team embarked on technical and intelligence based investigation which led to the arrest of Temidayo Oladimeji who was the one detailed to guard the victim in the bush while the two others were waiting for the ransom.
Penpushing also reports that Oyeyemi in the statement said immediately he discovered that his other colleagues had been injured, he abandoned their victim and ran away, adding that luck however ran against him when he was traced to his hideout in Ijebu-ode where he was apprehended.
The police spokesman said recovered from him include a locally made pistol and a live cartridge, adding that the Commissioner of Police has directed the team to intensify efforts to get the remaining members of the gang arrested.
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