Operatives of Ogun State Police Command have arrested one of the suspects who abducted a journalist in the Mobalufon area of Ijebu Ode.
The suspect, 41-year-old Temidayo Oladimeji was arrested on March 24, 2023, following a painstaking technical and intelligence-based investigation embarked upon by SP Taiwo Opadiran-led anti-kidnapping team.
The reports gathered from the intelligence led the team to the suspect's hideout.
According to the Ogun Police Spokesperson, Abimbola Oyeyemi, a journalist, Oduneye Olusegun was abducted by three gunmen in the Mobalufon area of Ijebu Ode on March 9, 2023.
"Consequence upon which policemen attached to Obalende divisional headquarters traced the kidnappers to Idimu area of Lagos, where they engaged the hoodlums in gun battle.
"At the end of the encounter, the kidnappers escaped with serious gunshot injuries and abandoned the victim and his car.
"Having rescued the victim, the Commissioner of Police, CP Frank Mba ordered a massive manhunt for the fleeing suspects, and in compliance with the CP's directive, the SP Taiwo Opadiran led team embarked on a technical and intelligence-based investigation which led to the arrest of Temidayo Oladimeji who was the one detailed to guard the victim in the bush while the two others were waiting for the ransom.
"Immediately he discovered that his other colleagues had been injured, he abandoned their victim and ran away.
"Luck however ran against him when he was traced to his hideout in Ijebu-ode where he was apprehended.
"Recovered from him is a locally made pistol and a live cartridge.
"Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, CP Frank Mba, has directed the team to intensify efforts to get the remaining members of the gang arrested," he said.
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