The Oyo State Police Command yesterday paraded a student of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, for allegedly kidnapping a two-year-old girl.
Addressing newsmen at Eleyele headquarters of the command, the state Commissioner of Police, Mr Mohammed Indabawa said the suspect was arrested following a distress call and he was immediately trailed into the bush, where he was apprehended. He said items recovered from the suspect include, one jack knife, one face cap, one cable wire, a pair of the victim’s sandals and a LAUTECH identity card. Read more
Speaking with newsmen, the suspect, Tosin (24), who claimed to be studying Electrical-Electronics at the institution, confirmed that he committed the crime with the intention of collecting N700,000 ransom.
Also recovered were improvised explosive devices and allied materials found along Podo-Ijebu-Ode axis of the state.
The police boss explained that on August 11 at about 3:15a.m, along Podo-Ijebu-Ode, a police team intercepted a taxi with three occupants, whom they told to stop but the driver sped off.
He stated that: “After a hot chase of the occupants of a Nissan Sunny car painted in Ogun State commercial colour, the occupants escaped into a nearby bush while the vehicle was abandoned.”
He said after a check of the vehicle, police discovered cartons of explosives powder, two cartons of solar detonating cords and 16 bundles of ten wires each of delay detonator wires.
“It was also discovered that the Nissan Sunny car with Ogun State commercial colour had two registration numbers of Ogun-XC XFR AKM and AL 831 LUY.
“ A diligent investigation into the recovery revealed that the explosives were stolen from Express Quarry at Toll-Gate on August 8, this year and efforts are on to arrest the fleeing thieves,” the police commissioner said.
From GBENGA ADESUYI,Ibadan
Cukked from The Sun newspaper
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