2 Togolese Arrested For Threatening To Kidnap Kwara Resident
Two citizens of Togo; Yakubu Ismaila and Hadiza Kosia have been arrested for threatening to kidnap a resident of Kwara State, S. Ismaila and also kill his younger brother, Musa Ismaila.
Spokesperson for Kwara State police command, Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, a Superintendent of Police, who disclosed this in a statement she issued in Ilorin on Thursday and made available to Team@orientactualmags.com, added that the two Togolese in question have confessed to committing the crime.
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’In furtherance of the strategic policing vision of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, psc(+), NPM, the Kwara State Police Command has recorded another major operational breakthrough with the successful disruption of a planned kidnapping and extortion scheme, leading to the arrest of two foreign nationals and the recovery of the mobile phone allegedly used in perpetrating the criminal act.
The operation followed a report received at the Okuta Police Division from one S. Ismaila of Okuta, who reported that he had received a series of threatening telephone calls from an anonymous caller demanding the sum of Twenty-Two Million Naira (₦22,000,000.00) to avert his planned abduction.
The suspect further threatened to kidnap the complainant and murder his younger brother, Musa Ismaila, should the demand not be met.
Upon receipt of the report, police officers immediately activated intelligence-driven operational strategies. In collaboration with the Intelligence Response Team (IRT) and leveraging technical support, they swiftly tracked and arrested two suspects identified as Yakubu Ismaila (M) and Hadiza Kosia (F), both nationals of the Republic of Togo.
Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspects were directly linked to the criminal conspiracy. During interrogation, both suspects confessed to their involvement in the attempted kidnapping and extortion plot. A mobile phone used to issue the threatening calls was recovered from one of the suspects and it has been kept as a critical exhibit.
The Commissioner of Police, Kwara State Command, CP Ojo Adekimi, psc, mnips, commended the professionalism, prompt response, and coordinated efforts of the cops whose swift action prevented what could have resulted in a serious security breach.
The Commissioner has reaffirmed the Command’s unwavering commitment to intelligence-led policing and the relentless pursuit of all criminal elements operating within or attempting to infiltrate Kwara State. He further assured residents that investigations have been intensified to identify and apprehend other members of the criminal network, who will be brought to justice’ the statement said.
The state police command also urged members of the public to remain security conscious and continue to provide timely, credible, and actionable information to the police noting that public cooperation remains indispensable in sustaining the prevailing peace and security across the state-Team@orientactualmags.com Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? Kindly send SMS to 08035023079, 08059100286, 09094171980 or get in touch via orientactualmag@gmail.com. Thank you
