Following a gun battle between men of Ogun State Police Command and a group of kidnappers, who abducted a Tipper driver on Friday afternoon at Mologede area of Odeda local government, as a result of which one of the kidnappers was shot dead while others escaped with varying degrees of gunshot injuries, one of the kidnappers who escaped with bullets wound has been found dead in the bush, while another one was arrested.
DSP
Abimbola Oyeyemi, Ogun State, Police Relations Officer said a Tipper driver was
abducted on Friday at Mologede village, following which the DPO Bode Olude Division,
DSP Durojaye Rotimi, mobilized his men in conjunction with other security men
to the scene, where the hoodlums engaged them in fierce gun battle as a result
of which one the hoodlums was shot dead and the victim rescued. Other members
of the gang escaped with gunshot injuries.
A massive manhunt for the escaped members of the gang was ordered by the commissioner of police, CP Edward Awolowo Ajogun, in compliance with the order, the entire forest of Mogede was combed, and in the process, the dead body of one of the kidnappers was found while another with bullets wound was arrested.
The
arrested one who identified himself as Mohammed Bello was discovered to be an
ex- convict who has just been released from prison custody in Ibadan, Oyo State.
Some
packets of tramadol and weeds suspected to be Indian hemp was recovered from
them.
The
commissioner of police CP Edward Awolowo Ajogun, has ordered the transfer of
the suspect to anti kidnapping unit of state criminal investigation and
intelligence department for further investigation.
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