Crime
Man dressed like kidnapper mobbed as his boss in black Jeep about to pick him up
Labaran Ibrahim looked like crazy, acted like a loony, and that raised suspicion.
So Amotekun in Ondo staked him out, and, within hours, Ibrahim’s case became convoluted.
The 30-year-old is now in police net in Akure, with his handler Rabiu Adamu, both from Sokoto, facing investigation.
Hawkers and shop owners at the Akure garage said Ibrahim was just bumming around the car park, up and down the Itanla junction. His rambling set some signals.
Later the black Jeep pulled over close by so he could hop him.
But it was late.
The Amotekun and others monitoring him lunged at him, beat him, and he started talking.
He said the Jeep owner was his boss and in-law who invited him all the way from Sokoto for work
“The man paid N700 to the driver and later gave me N1500 to board a car going to Ore and from Ore to Epe where I am going to work. He did not tell me the kind of work he wants me to do,” Ibrahim said
“Rabiu was coming behind in his black Jeep with three other men inside. He told me to remove my sim card and put it in Akure garage roundabout and go to Ore before I was arrested at Itanla because of the way I dressed,” he said.
If rambling around the area was not bad enough, the SIM removal and other instructions he got were suspect.
Amotekun said it was arresting Rabiu and the other men, too, for further investigation.
-
Latest1 week agoIsrael marks 3 years since October 7 Hamas attack amid Gaza strikes, election debate
-
Energy1 week agoFuel Battle: Dangote, marketers and government clash over petrol imports
-
Latest3 days agoFull List: Meet the 2026 Nobel Prize winners across six categories
-
Featured6 days ago103 Million Voters: What does INEC’s new register say about Nigeria’s population?
-
Business1 week agoNigerian startup 3650HQ moves to cut rising WhatsApp costs for businesses
-
Football2 days agoPremier League Matchweek 7: Five Fixtures That Could Shape the Weekend
-
Business7 days agoThe Ministry of Commerce of Loveworld gets a $1 million boost for new investment fund at LTIF 2026 to promote Trade in Ghana
-
Features7 days agoEdo’s 2.5 million vote promise: Can the numbers match the politics?


