Police arrest 28-year-old herder for alleged kidnapping in Edo

The suspect, identified arsenic Muhammed Abubakar from Kwara State, was arrested astatine a assemblage adjacent Ologbo successful Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of Edo State.

The spokesperson of the Edo State Police Command, ASP Eno Ikoedem, who confirmed the incident, said the fishy was arrested aft a failed effort to kidnap occupants of a location successful the community.

Ikoedem said the suspected notorious kidnapper has been handed implicit to the Anti-Kidnapping and Cybercrime Unit of the Command for probe and prosecution.

She added that the fishy and his accomplices, who were heavy armed, reportedly stormed a location successful the assemblage astir 6 a.m., attempting to kidnap the occupants.

According to her, the fishy and his accomplices, upon reaching the house, fired sporadic gunshots to scare residents and were forcing the robust doorway unfastened erstwhile immoderate residents made a distress telephone to information agents, who promptly stormed the area.

“The suspected kidnappers, connected sighting the police, took to their heels and escaped into the bush, but Muhammed was arrested during bush combing portion others escaped,” she said.

The Command’s representation shaper said the State Commissioner of Police, Monday Agbonika,...