Crime
Man arrested for kidnapping his dad and collecting N2.5 million ransom
A man, Issa Naigheti, has been arrested by the Kwara State Police Command for allegedly kidn@pping his father and collecting a ransom of N2.5 million.
Ajayi Okasanmi, spokesman of the command, who disclosed this said the suspect was arrested around Kambi area of Ilorin. He said officers attached to the anti-kidnapping team of the Kwara police command arrested the suspect while on the trail of suspected kidn@ppers.
Okasanmi added that efforts were ongoing to arrest his other accomplices. “The suspect confessed under interrogation to having conspired with two others to kidnap his father, Bature Naigboho in Igboho/Igbeti area of Oyo State and collected N2.5m ransom,” Okasanmi said.
He added that the case would be transferred to Oyo State, the venue of the crime.
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