Police Arrest 23 In Connection With Kidnapping, Cultism In Kwara

Police disclosed on Thursday that 23 people have been arrested and taken into custody in Ilorin, Kwara state in connection with kidnapping, illegal possession of firearms and cultism.

Kwara state Police Commissioner, Mr. Paul Odama ,who disclosed this during the press conference he presided over at the state police headquarters, Ilorin, which was attended by journalists including Team@orientactualmags.com noted that efforts were being intensified to arrest   suspects that are on the run and also recover weapons from them, while adding that one of the arrested suspects was involved in the abduction of Magistrate  Jumoke Bamigboye  in  November 2022.

‘Suspects:       1.  Aliyu Abubakar ‘m’ 30yrs

Aliyu Bingi ‘m’ 30yrs

Shehu Sanni ‘m’ 35yrs

Abdulahi Saidu ‘m’ 28yrs

Bayo Dudu ‘m’ 30yrs

A team of policemen attached to the Banni Division in conjunction with local vigilantes acting on intelligence stormed Banni Forest in search of suspected kidnappers already taking abode there in preparation for a kidnap expedition. The search operation led to the arrest of three of the above-named suspects who confessed during interrogation to be kidnappers, two of their members by name Bayo Dudu ‘m’ and Aliyu Abubakar live in Niger state. Their operational weapon, an AK-47 riffle, is in possession of one of the suspects now at large. Effort is still in progress to arrest the remaining members of the kidnap gang. 

2. In a similar operation, on the 05/03/2023 at about 2100hrs Anti-kidnapping teams attached to Eyenkorin Axis of Ilorin in collaboration with local vigilante group in possession of a virile intelligence that some group of persons suspected to be kidnappers were seen along Eyenkorin forest, stormed the forest, the operation succeeded with the arrest of the following suspects  

1.  Abubakar Shehu ‘m’ 

 Mohammed Aliyu ‘m’ 30yrs

 Yunusa Ahmadu ‘m’ 28yrs

Malami Usman ‘m’ 27yrs

Dauda Amosa ‘m’ 28yrs

Investigation into the case revealed that, Abubakar Shehu aka Dogo and his gang were the kidnappers behind the abduction of one Alhaji Madaki Shaibu at Ayegun Fulani Camp sometimes in January 2023, where the son of the Alhaji in question was killed.

 It was also revealed that Dogo was part of the gang that kidnapped Magistrate Bamigboye in November, 2022. The suspects were also into cattle rustling, the vehicle used for  cattle rustling has been recovered also. Suspects would be arraigned as soon as investigations are concluded. 

3. Criminal Conspiracy/Suspected Members of Secret Cult/Belonging To Gang of Thieves/Suspected Ritualists 

Suspects:       1.  Habeeb Ayomide ‘m’ 

 Oni Obasanjo ‘m’ 

 Mohammed Abdulkareem ‘m’ 

Ibrahim Apete ‘m’ 

Ajao Musa ‘m’ 

Ismail Ayomide ‘m’

Adebayo Abdulateef ‘m’

Yusuf Najeem ‘m’

Exhibits:- 

Local Pot with concoction

Local sponges

Connation Satires

Smart Phone 

On the 11/04/2023 the above-mentioned suspects were arrested based on actionable intelligence to the effect that, some suspected ritualists were seen gathering at an isolated hotel in Malete, Moro Local Government ,Kwara state. The Anti-Cultism operatives were dispatched to the area by the Commissioner of Police CP Paul Odama Psc+, where the suspects there were rounded up with all the items recovered from them. They all confessed to be internet fraudsters, but the Command is investigating them for ritual activities. They would be taken to court at the conclusion of investigation.

4. Criminal Conspiracy, Criminal Trespass, Kidnapping, Assault, Causing Grievous Hurt, Attempt to Commit Culpable Homicide, Robbery and Being Members of Secret Cult 

Suspects:          1.  Oluwadare Ayodeji Michael ‘m’ 

 John Adebisi Oyeyi ‘m’ 

 Abednego Sanni ‘m’ 

Exhibits: 

Lack iphone XR

The sum of two hundred and forty-five thousand naira only

On 22/03/2023 the above -mentioned case was based on distress call received from a concerned citizen about some hoodlums suspected to be members of secret cult, the suspects had invaded Doam suite hostel, Tanke Area Ilorin.

 Attacking occupants and robbing them of their valuable items. Detectives from Anti-cultism section were drafted to the hostel, where the suspects were arrested. Investigation conducted revealed that, the suspects forcefully transferred about one million naira from the various bank accounts of the occupants to their own bank accounts. While one Isah Abdulkareem was rescued from where he was kept after being kidnapped and the sum of one hundred and fifty thousand naira demanded as ransom, investigations equally revealed that the suspects belong to the Supreme Viking confraternity. Investigation is ongoing with a view to arresting other fleeing members of the cult group.

5. Criminal Conspiracy, Suspected Member of Secret Cult and Mischief

In a continued  bid to rid the society of activities of cultists, Anti- Cult team attached to Malete in response to distress call about the mayhem be unleashed by some cultists at Blue chalet hostel, Malete stormed the scene and arrested one Alabidun Lateef ‘m’ and Idris Abdulhamid ‘m’ with two cutlasses and three knives, while others took to their heels.

 Investigation revealed that the suspects are members of Eiye and Alora Confraternities. They were on a mission to attack one another after destroying the room of one Kaosara Jimoh ‘F’.

Effort is ongoing to arrest the fleeing members of the cult groups. All the suspects would be arraigned after the conclusion of investigation’ he said- Team@orientactualmags.com
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