The Ekiti State Police Command said on Monday that operatives of its Rapid Response Squad had arrested three suspected kidnappers terrorising part of the state.
The Commissioner of Police in the state, Moronkeji Adesina, said the RRS operatives, in collaboration with men of the vigilante group, nabbed the suspected kidnappers inside a deep forest in Ijan Ekiti in the Gbonyin Local Government Area of the state.
This came after the arrest of two individuals on June 29 by the RRS operatives at Ido Ekiti in the Ido/Osi Council Area of the state over alleged high-profile kidnappings in the state.
A statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, Ekiti State Command, Sunday Abutu, titled ‘Ekiti Police Command arrests three for kidnapping,’ listed the suspects as 38-year-old Musa, 25-year-old Ali, and 19-year-old Suleiman.
Abutu stated, “As part of the deliberate efforts of the Command to rid the state of kidnappers and other criminal elements, the operatives of the RRS, in collaboration with vigilantes, trailed and arrested three suspected kidnappers inside a deep forest in Ijan-Ekiti.
“The arrested suspects, during interrogation, confessed to having been engaged in a series of kidnapping operations in the state, including two kidnapping incidents in Ikere Ekiti.
“The suspects further disclosed that their syndicate comprises seven men, with four others currently at large.
“Effort is ongoing for the possible arrest of the fleeing suspects,” the police spokesperson said.
