Authorities from the Ondo State Police command have apprehended five individuals suspected of kidnapping a pastor’s wife and two other individuals.
The suspects were found asleep after allegely consuming hardrugs. The arrested individuals are Garuba Mumuni, aged 27, Yusuf Tale, aged 21, Kabiru Muhammed, aged 16, Shaibu Umar and Adamu Mohammed aged 22.
Following the identification of one of the suspects by the victims, the police apprehended them with the aid of the Ofosu Division.
According to the police, “A case of kidnapping was reported at Ofosu Division, that a pastor’s wife and a member were kidnapped in the church, while the third victim was kidnapped while picking snails on the farm.
“The victims, however, escaped from their assailants at different dates after they had taken hard drugs and slept off.
“Through intelligence, on May 1, 2024, five among the six kidnappers were arrested by men of Ofosu division and have been identified by the victims as part of the gang that abducted them.”
The commissioner of police in the state, Abayomi Oladipo, said the suspects would soon be charged to court.
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