“The suspects were arrested in various criminal hideouts in Katsina and Zamfara states.”Moshood stated that the suspects admitted to receiving N15m ransom, adding that each of them got N500,000. Usman said in an interview that he was lured into the crime by the gang members, who bought foodstuffs in the village. The robbery suspects are Salami Aliyu, Segun Abiodun, Moyegun Adebayo, Afolabi Lukuman, Daniel Olatunde, Adebayo Afeez, Oluwole Abiodun and Alabi Iyegigololi. He said, “The robbery suspects were hibernating in the Iroju area of Ore; policemen from the Ore Division immediately stormed the place and arrested some suspected robbers and cultists. Meanwhile, a group, the Coalition of Non-indigenes in Ondo State, has commended the state police command for tackling cases of kidnapping in the state.

Source: Punch January 01, 2019 02:15 UTC