The Kwara state police command has arrested leader of a kidnapping gang, Kazeem Mohammed, who collected the sum of #160, 000, 00 from one Olokose Oluwasola Ojo and eventually killed him.
The deceased according to a statement by the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO ) SP Ajayi Okasanmi on hehalf of the state commissioner of police, was tricked under “the guise of helping him buy a cow to be used on the deceased wedding scheduled to hold between March 12 and 13 2021.
“Since the victim left Ilorin with the suspect, he could no longer be reached by anybody including his intending wife ,one Ilori Oluwakemi. ” He added, “on the 3/3/2021, the wife received a phone call from her husband’s line demanding for #12million ransom if she hope to see her husband again. When the incident was reported, the Commissioner of Police directed an all encompassing investigation into the matter, ordering the arrest of the kidnappers and rescue the victim unhurt at all costs.
“Investigation however led to the arrest of the leader of the gang by name, Mohammed Kazeem Beiwa in Patigi via the use of hi-tec intelligence.
“Investigation further led to the arrest of three other members of the syndicate, Mohammed Chatta, Jimoh Abdulateef and Madi Jeremiah, they confessed to the crime, confirming the killing of the victim and burying him in a shallow grave inside the bush, they took policemen to the scene of the killing where the head of the victim and arm was severed and used for money ritual by Mohammed Kazeem, the leader of the gang.
“The suspects stated in their confessional statement that the victim was lured into the remote part of Patigi where he was told the cow he paid for was tied, on getting to the spot, he was shot and killed.
“The body of the victim was exummed by the police and taken to University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital mortuary for autopsy.
“The commissioner of police wishes to advise members of the public to always be on guard at all times, know who they do business with and also be conscious of their environment,as the society is filled with evil people.
“The suspects will all be charged to court as soon as court resumes sitting”.
