Police Arrest 3 Suspected Abductors Of Ondo Varsity Official While Sharing N7m Ransom
The Police have arrested three suspected kidnappers for allegedly kidnapping a staff of the Ondo State-owned Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, AAUA, Mr. Omoniyi Eleyinmi.
The suspects were reportedly rounded up while sharing the N7 million ransom paid by the victim’s family members and members of the alumni of the institution.
The victim was rescued by police detectives after they tracked one of the telephones used by the suspects to negotiate the ransom.
A police source said they were arrested in the forest around Ago Panu, a village between Oba Akoko and Owo in the state.
Recall that the victim was abducted by gunmen at his residence along Akungba-Supare Akoko road a week ago.
His wife narrowly escaped being killed during a shootout by the husband’s abductors, who laid siege to his residence.
Eleyinmi was said to have unknowingly walked into the waiting hands of his captors after he alighted from the motorcycle that brought him to his house.
Confirming the arrest of the kidnappers, police spokesperson, Ayanlade Olayinka, said: “I can confirm to you that our operatives arrested three suspected kidnappers in connection with the kidnapping of two AAUA lecturers.
“The suspects are currently undergoing profiling and interrogation.”
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