The Oyo State Police Command has arrested 47 persons over alleged involvement in kidnapping, armed robbery, rape, hijacking and diversion of trailers. The command’s spokesman, SP Adewale Osifeso, disclosed this to newsmen on Friday on behalf of the state’s Commissioner of Police, Ayodele Sonubi.
Osifeso said items recovered from the suspects included one AK-47 rifle, two locally-made pistols, two vehicles, 170 bags of wheat, 1,130 cartons of adhesives, and N2.7 million cash. According to him, the suspects had been terrorising the people of the state and were arrested at different locations within the state.
“The suspects then proceeded to abduct the victims and whisk them away to unknown locations, where they contacted their respective family members to demand ransom in the sum of N50 million. “In furtherance of the payment, operational, technical and intelligence assets were swiftly activated by the command in concert with some members of local vigilance groups in the community.
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