Police nab four suspected kidnappers of Magistrate in Ilorin
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin
Kwara State Police Command has arrested four suspects alleged to be involved in the kidnapping of Magistrate Oladapo Jumoke Bamigboye of GRA Ilorin.
The suspects are Abubakar Ibrahim, Mamud Ibrahim, Muhamed Kiri and Abibatu Jimoh, a female.
The victim was abducted in her farm located at Ayegun village along Eyenkorin, Ilorin at about 5:30apm on Saturday, 5th November.
Her release was contained in a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Ajayi Okasanmi on Tuesday in Ilorin.
“On 05/11/2022 at about 1800hrs, an information regarding the abduction of Magistrate Oladapo Jumoke Bamigboye of GRA, Ilorin was received. The victim was said to have been abducted in her farm located at Ayegun village via Eyenkorin, Ilorin at about 1730hrs of same day.
“On receipt of the information, the Commissioner of Police Kwara State, Paul Odama immediately dispatched a team of anti-kidnapping unit assisted by vigilante and local hunters to the scene to comb and search for possible rescue of the victim,” the statement reads.
The victim, according to the PPRO, was geo-located to have been hidden in the forest between Eyenkorin/Afon/Ogbomoso axis.
This discovery emboldened the police teams to intensify their search, rescue and arrest operation in the located area which consequently culminated in the release of the victim, he added.
“The efforts of the police and vigilante teams led to the recovery of the victim’s vehicle, arrest of three male suspects, Abubakar Ibrahim, Mamud Ibrahim, Muhamed Kiri and one female suspect, named Abibatu Jimoh, who was discovered to be the supplier of gaari and other food items with which the victims were fed while under their captivity,” Okasanmi said.
He noted that investigation into the matter was still ongoing as efforts are still in top gear to arrest the remaining kidnappers.
