Police foil kidnap plot in Ekiti, recover stolen cattle

Ekiti State Police Command has foiled a planned kidnap cognition and arrested 2 suspects and cattle rustlers successful an intelligence-led operation.

The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Sunday Abutu, said successful a connection connected Tuesday successful Ado-Ekiti that the suspects were arrested connected July 4 by operatives of the Violent Crime Response Unit , VCRU, successful collaboration with officers of the Ayede-Ekiti Divisional Police Headquarters and section vigilantes.

Abutu identified the suspects arsenic Mumini Muhammed, 23, and Kehinde Oseni, 22, who were apprehended successful a wood on the Are-Afao Road/Ayede-Ekiti axis.

He said preliminary probe revealed that the suspects had concluded plans to kidnap a nonmigratory of Ayede-Ekiti earlier they were intercepted.

According to him, the suspects were arrested portion attempting to merchantability 2 stolen cows for N1.5 million, with the proceeds allegedly meant to concern the planned kidnapping.

The constabulary spokesperson said the suspects had confessed to the transgression and made utile statements to investigators.

He added that efforts were ongoing to apprehension different members of the pack and retrieve firearms and different weapons allegedly successful their possession.

Abutu said the suspects would beryllium charged successful tribunal upon the decision o...