I Was Offered N30,000 To Convey A Kidnapped Woman Into The Bush - Okada Man ( Photo)

A 24-year-old commercial motorcyclist who
confessed to being a member of a kidnap
syndicate that specialised in abducting their
victims from Ogun and Lagos states, has been
arrested by men of the Ogun State Special Anti
Robbery Squad. The suspect, Taiwo Akilo, was
arrested at the weekend while on the verge of
taking the syndicate’s female victim to their hide
out inside a bush around Imodi- Ijasi, along Ijebu-
ode/Ikorodu road. The captive, one Mrs Abosede
Adenuga, was reportedly abducted at about
10.50pm, around Ikorodu area of Lagos, last
Sunday.
POLICE BOSS SPEAKS
Explaining how the suspect met his Waterloo,
Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Mr Val
Ntomchukwu, said: “The Ogun State Police
Command has intensified efforts to tackle
challenges of kidnapping in the State, particularly,
in Ijebu axis as the Special Anti Robbery Squad of
the command ambushed and arrested a member
of a kidnap gang that abducted one Mrs Abosede
Adenuga, from Lagos State on 16th March 2015
at 1050pm.
‘’The SARS operatives of the command deployed
to police the Ibefun/Ikorodu road where some
suspected kidnappers operate and hide their
captors, were informed of the kidnap case by
some informants. They said the gang was
heading to Ijebu axis to hide their captor. The
kidnappers met their Waterloo when they were
ambushed by the police at Imodi -Ijasi along Ijebu
Ode/Ikorodu road
‘’On noticing the presence of policemen, the
kidnappers jumped on a motorcycle to escape.
They were given a hot chase by the operatives
who used another motorcycle to pursue them.
During the process, one of them, Tunde Akilo,
was arrested while the woman was rescued. The
following items were recovered from the gang:
one locally- made, cut-to-size double barrell gun
loaded with one live cartridge, four live cartridges,
a Volkswagen car with Reg No MUS 471 AU used
by the kidnappers and assorted charms.”
I WAS OFFERED N30,000
Speaking with Crime Guard, the suspect disclosed
that he was offered N30,000 for the botched
kidnap by one Ahmed whom he said was the
leader of the gang. The father of two who blamed
his indulgence on poverty, stated that he was into
aluminium business before he diversified to
commercial motorcycle (okada) in order to eke
out a living.
HOW WE CARRIED OUT THE OPERATION
According to Akilo who had a scorpion tattoo on
his left arm: “ Yes, I was arrested by the police
inside the bush. I was hired by Ahmed who is the
head of the gang. He called me on Sunday around
9.30pm, to convey a woman to the bush. On
reaching the meeting point , I met four other
persons.
While they went to kidnap the woman around
Ikorodu, I was asked to watch out for any
intruder. After they succeeded in kidnapping her,
we drove to Imodi- Ijasi . On the way, Ahmed
stopped the car and shot at the tyre. He
instructed me to drive the woman on the
motorbike to a designated point inside the bush.
We blindfolded our victim and ordered her to
mount the bike. I drove the motorbike while the
woman sat between me and another member of
the gang.
END OF THE ROAD
As I was about leaving, Ahmed sighted a
motorcyclist coming. He hijacked the motorcycle
and also drove inside the bush. But all of a
sudden, we sighted some policemen who ordered
us to stop but we did not. In the process of
trying to run away from the policemen, I missed
my way inside the bush. Unfortunately, I was
arrested while others who were conversant with
the terrain escaped, leaving me at the mercy of
the policemen.
“This is my first time of joining them. I was
tempted by the payment of N30,000. Ahmed
owns the motorbike. All I was instructed to do
was to drive the woman inside the bush . He said
he would pay me after ransom was paid by the
woman’s family.”
CP COMMENDS MEMB ERS OF THE PUBLIC
The command boss stated that efforts were still
on to apprehend other fleeing members,even as
he commended members of the public for
availing the command with information. He
reiterated the command’s commitment to always
provide adequate security for lives and property
of people in the State.
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