By Desire Emmanuel
A member of a kidnapping gang terrorising motorists and commuters has given details of how his gang used to abduct people on the Benin-Ore Expressway as well as on the Sagamu-Ijebu-Ode Expressway.
The kidnapper, whose name was given as Abdullahi Ibrahim, aged 20 years, was arrested by men of the Ondo State Police Command following intelligence reports gathered about the activities of kidnappers.
It was gathered Ibrahim, who resides in Ore, Odigbo Local Government Area of the state, was apprehended after his gang members carried out abduction of travellers on the Benin-Ore Expressway recently.
When he was interrogated after his arrest, he was said to have told the operatives that he was part of a kidnapping gang responsible for several abductions along the Benin–Ore Expressway as well as other criminal activities on the Sagamu–Ijebu Ode Expressway.
The command wrote: “He further confessed that the gang’s operations cut across several states in the southern region of Nigeria, operating strategically along state lines to evade detection.
“His confession provided valuable leads that guided operatives of the State Anti-Kidnapping Section (SAKS), Akure, to Benin City, Edo State, where two additional suspects linked to the syndicate were arrested.”
The command added that he and others arrested gang members are currently in custody and assisting investigators with information aimed at tracking down other members of the gang believed to be operating between Lagos and Edo states.
They are expected to be charged to court at the conclusion of the investigation.
