4th March, 2018
Adejoke Adeleye/Abeokuta
The Nigeria Police, Ogun State Command, has shot dead two members of a kidnap syndicate.
They were gunned down by men of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) during a gun battle to rescue a kidnapped woman.
Spokesman of the command said: “trouble started at about 1p.m. when a distress call was made to the Police that one Mrs Ajayi, a pastor’s wife, has been kidnapped along Abeokuta-Ibadan road.”
“The woman who boarded a taxi going to Eleweran was forcefully taken to kila area of Odeda Local Government where she was taken into a bush and held hostage.”
”The kidnappers there and then put a call across to her husband informing him that his wife is in their custody and that the sum of N2 million should be paid for her release.”
”Meanwhile the husband quickly informed the Police, consequence upon which the Commissioner of Police Ahmed Iliyasu gave a marching order to the officer in-charge of FSARS, DSP Ubah Adam, to go after the kidnappers, rescue the victim and apprehend the suspects.
”The FSARS led by DSP Ubah and his men took to the bush where the suspect were technically traced to, and engaged them in gun battle during which two of them were shot dead.
”Also a policeman was injured and undergoing treatment in a hospital while the victim was rescued unhurt. Recovered from the suspects are two locally made single barrel guns and four live cartridges.”
Iliyasu commended the gallantry displayed by his men and enjoined members of the public to always report any crime to the police on time.