Two men have been arrested for allegedly kidnapping a herdsman, simply identified as Oseni at Olorunda-Lukosi, Iro, Owode-Egba Local Government Area of Ogun State.
The So-Safe Corps spokesman, Moruf Yusuf, who disclosed this in a statement said the corps received a distress call on January 20 that the herder was kidnapped while grazing his cows.
Yusuf said the kidnappers immediately dispossessed their victim of a sum of N130,000 and the documents of his motorcycle.
He added that the suspected kidnappers, after their successful operation, demanded N4 million ransom before they could release Oseni.
“The So-Safe Corps patrol team’s timely response led to the arrest of the two suspected kidnappers, whilst others are at large, despite the intensive combing of the location,” Yusuf said.
Yusuf identified the suspects as Mohammed Lawal, aged 20 years, a resident of Sharagi Area of Karaoke, while the other is 25-year-old Sarafa Asimiu, a resident of Amusa Yusuf house, Oke-Aje, Ibadan.
Meanwhile, the Ogun State Commander of the So-Safe Corps, Soji Ganzallo, had directed that the suspects be handed over to the police after preliminary interrogation of the suspected kidnappers.
Ganzallo said the abducted herdsman, who was rescued unhurt, has also been handed over to the police at Iro Post.
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