Police Arrest 3-man Gang Plotting To seize man of affairs Femi Otedola

Three men, as well as an officer of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, are inactive by the Police for making an attempt to snatch a man of affairs, Mr. Femi Otedola. This was disclosed in an exceedingly statement signed by Mr. Don N. Awunah, Force promotional material Officer.

According to the statement, the snatch try was discomfited by the Inspector-General of Police's Intelligence Response Team (IRT).

The arrest, the Police explained, was achieved through coordinated intelligence gathering and readying of technical fact-finding tools that spanned many weeks.

The principal suspect, in line with the Police, is one Ikechukwu Daniel, a 28-year-old somebody of United Nations agency State, WHO was rusticated from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, for cultism throughout the in 2009/2010 session. Daniel additionally functions because the info Technology knowledgeable of the gang. He was same to own created disclosures regarding their criminal activities within the South-West geo-political zone of the country.

Also inactive is Adeyemi Kayode, a 29-year previous serving officer of the African nation Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). he's same to be a native of Ibadan, Oyo State. till his arrest, he served as a private Assistant to the officer, NSCDC Oyo State Command. Kayode was same to own taken undue advantage of his workplace to get Mr. Otedola's mobile number and site. He came up with the arrange on the way to snatch Mr. Otedola, with the intention to demand a ransom of N1billion.

The third suspect, Ayodele Temitayo, additionally a native of Ibadan, is claimed to be the shooter and armorer of the gang. The Police same he claimed to own been discharged from the Maiduguri-based 213 Battalion of the Nigerian Army as a non-public in 2015.

All the suspects were same to own created stall statements revealing that that they had with success administrated many high-profile kidnappings. things recovered from them were 2 AK47 rifles loaded with live ammunition. The Police additionally disclosed that efforts are stepped up to arrest alternative members of the gang.

The statement quoted the Inspector-General of Police as urging members of the general public to supply the Police with the knowledge needed to fight crime, promising that such are going to be treated with utmost confidentiality.