Eight suspected kidnappers alleged to have been terrorizing Okeogun area have been paraded by the Agro Rangers Squad of the Oyo State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC).
The suspected criminals were said to be operating Ado Awaye, Araromi LCDA, Okaka and Otu communities in Itesiweju Local Government Area and Ilero in Iwa Local Council Development Authority.
Parading the suspects, the State Commandant of the NSCDC, Iskilu Akinsanya, said at about 11:15pm on Thursday, one Alhaji Baani Abubakar otherwise called Chief Jowuro, made a distress call to the Agro Rangers in the Oke-Ogun axis.
The suspects include six male and two female.
Akinsanya said in the course of an investigation, they trailed one of the suspects named Umaru Lawal to a hideout.
“Lawal, 25, allegedly said the telephone number used in tracking him down belongs to his friend.
“Interrogation revealed that some numbers were stored on his phone with different codes such as 52, 42, 33 etc.
“Umaru later agreed to help the corps in getting his friend. Names and identities of the suspects were given as Umaru Lawal, (male) from Ado-Awaye; Umaru Saliu, 27, (male) from Ado-Awaye; Abase Musa, 30, (male) from Odo-Ogun Iseyin; Barika Idris, (male) from Ipapo Itesiwaju Local government and Abdulahi Kanti, 25, (male) from Odo-Ogun Iseyin.
“Others include Boto Dengi, 30, (male) from Fasola Oyo; Fatimo Kiri, 8, (female) from Ilero, and Adiza Adamu, 20, (female) from Ilero, Iwa LCDA.
“Items recovered from the suspects include a red Boxer Motorcycle with registration number, BDJ 580 UL; a red Boxer motorcycle registration number, EGB 628 UF; four Tecno phones sets; one QUP phone; two Itel phones; and the sum of N32,510,00,” he revealed.
The Civil Defence Public Relations Officer, Oluwole Olusegun, said the suspects would be handed over to the Anti-Kidnapping Squad of the Oyo State Police Command for further investigation and prosecution.
