The police said the arrested armed herdsman is 'strongly suspected to be a member of kidnap syndicates who have been terrorizing the area for quite some time.'
Mr Oyeyemi said on receipt of the information, the DPO mobilised police officers alongside hunters and vigilante men to search the forest.
“After hours of combing the forest, one Mohammed was seen hiding in the bush with one AK 47 rifle, and he was promptly arrested. “The arrested armed boy is strongly suspected to be member of kidnap syndicates who have been terrorizing the area for quite some time now,” Mr Oyeyemi said in the statement.It is unclear whether the herdsmen were with a herd of cattle as at the time of the arrest.
Meanwhile, the commissioner of police in the state, Edward Awolowo, has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspect to state criminal investigation and intelligence department for investigation. The police boss also directed that the entire forest be properly combed with the view to apprehending other members of his gang.
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