Suspected Kidnapper Abducts Soldier, Steals Uniform, Arrested In Ogun

Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested the
suspected kidnapper of a soldier, Waliu Oloyede, at Odo-Pako Ota,
in the Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of the state.

The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi,
disclosed this in a statement on Monday.

Oyeyemi said the suspect was arrested following a distress call
received by the Sango-Ota Divisional Police Officer, CSP Godwin
Idehai.

The PPRO explained that the police were informed that vigilantes
were having issues with a soldier at the Odo-pako area of Ota.

He said, “Upon the report, the DPO led his team to the scene,
where the suspect, who was dressed in full military camouflage with
the rank of W02, could not give a satisfactory account of
himself.

“He was apprehended and brought to the station. The suspect was
said to have attempted to snatch a dane gun from a vigilante.

“While in detention, the police got information that the suspect
and others at large abducted W02 military officer around 11.30pm on
July 16, 2021, and took him to their hideout in Alagbado, Lagos
State, where he was stripped off his uniform. They also collected
his identity card, three ATM cards and phone, before the victim
escaped from them. It was the victim’s uniform that the suspect put
on to commit another crime before he was arrested.”

Oyeyemi said the state Commissioner of Police, Edward Ajogun,
had ordered the transfer of the suspect to the State Criminal
Investigation and Intelligence Department for further
investigation.

Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested the
suspected kidnapper of a soldier, Waliu Oloyede, at Odo-Pako Ota,
in the Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of the state.

The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi,
disclosed this in a statement on Monday.

Oyeyemi said the suspect was arrested following a distress call
received by the Sango-Ota Divisional Police Officer, CSP Godwin
Idehai.

The PPRO explained that the police were informed that vigilantes
were having issues with a soldier at the Odo-pako area of Ota.

He said, “Upon the report, the DPO led his team to the scene,
where the suspect, who was dressed in full military camouflage with
the rank of W02, could not give a satisfactory account of
himself.

“He was apprehended and brought to the station. The suspect was
said to have attempted to snatch a dane gun from a vigilante.

“While in detention, the police got information that the suspect
and others at large abducted W02 military officer around 11.30pm on
July 16, 2021, and took him to their hideout in Alagbado, Lagos
State, where he was stripped off his uniform. They also collected
his identity card, three ATM cards and phone, before the victim
escaped from them. It was the victim’s uniform that the suspect put
on to commit another crime before he was arrested.”

Oyeyemi said the state Commissioner of Police, Edward Ajogun,
had ordered the transfer of the suspect to the State Criminal
Investigation and Intelligence Department for further
investigation.