Report by Kamil Opeyemi
Operatives of the Ondo State Police Command have arrested a suspect over his alleged kidnap of a six-year-old girl from her mother’s car at a grocery shop in Akure.
This was disclosed in a statement by the state’s PPRO,Funmilayo Odunlami-Omisanya on Saturday in Akure saying that the mother of the victim,Mrs Chukwu-Ezedima had on Dec. 21,2022 reported the case of kidnapping at the police station.
According to her, the complainant alleged that the suspect kidnapped her daughter, Nwasi Chukwu-Ezedima from her Toyota Corolla Car at Lafe Area, Akure, while she was getting groceries for the family.
Odunlami-Omisanya said the suspect, who allegedly demanded N50 million from the family as ransom, was arrested on Dec. 31, 2022 at a POS stand while trying to withdraw part of the money.
“During interrogation, the suspect confessed to the commission of the offence while the victim was rescued unhurt.
“The suspect will soon be arraigned in court, the police spokesperson said.
Meanwhile, the Nigerian Army has handed over a man arrested in unlawful possession of firearms to the police.
Odunlami-Omisanya said a patrol of the Nigerian Army while on routine check at Elegbeka in Ifon, Ose Local Government Area got information about the man (names withheld) allegedly in possession of a revolver.
She said that the patrol team subsequently investigated the allegation and arrested the man with the locally-made gun.
“The suspect initially claimed he found the gun in a farmland, but later confessed that the gun was given to him by a welder (names withheld) currently in a Correctional Centre in Okene.
“The suspect has been handed over to the Police and would soon have his day in court,” Odunlami-Omisanya said.