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CRIME : SUSPECTED FULANI HERDSMEN ARRESTED IN ONDO
CRIME : SUSPECTED FULANI HERDSMEN ARRESTED IN ONDO
Three fulani herdsmen suspected to be kidnappers have been arrested in Ifedore Local Government Area of Ondo State.
The suspects were arrested inside a thick forest at Irese community in the local council area by some vigilante group.
It was learnt that the three suspects belonged to the gang of kidnappers terrorising the people of Ondo state and demanding for heavy ransoms.
Toyese Adebanji, a farmer in Irese community confirmed the arrests of the suspects to our correspondent on the phone. He said that the suspects were apprehended with guns, and live bullets at their hideouts inside the Irese forest.
In his words,"The Fulani herdsmen were nabbed at Irese community by the vigilante group during an early morning raid.Immediately after their arrests they were taken to the palace of Olurese where they were interrogated".
The suspects confessed belonging to a gang of kidnap-terrorists that scattered inside the forests of the state where they always keep their victims.
Just as one of them confessed that the ring leader in the camp escaped when the local vigilantes stormed the kidnappers' den in the area.
Information revealed that these same gang kidnapped some people in Odudu area and they also abducted a man at Ayee community but freed him after paying a ransom of N300, 000", he said.
Oba Babatunde Falegan, Olurese of Irese confirmed the arrest of the suspect to journalists in Akure. Saying the suspects were brought into his palace where they confessed been members of a kidnap-gang terrorising the state.
According to the monarch, "The three kidnappers were brought to my palace by the vigilante groups after they were apprehended during a search in the forest. During interrogation, three of them confessed that they belonged to the gang of kidnappers operating inside the bushes across the state.
Revealing that they have carry out series of kidnap cases mostly in Ifedore Local Government Area of the state and other parts.
The monarch positing that "These herdsmen are scattered in the bushes of the state and they are using the forest for their hideouts.
"We have handed the three of them to the military men for investigation and I still want to urge our people to be security conscious" Oba Falegan noted.
He, however, pleaded with the Ondo state government and security agencies to ensure that security is tightened up in the local community.
Brig.General Zakari Logun Abubakar the Commander of the 32 Artillery Brigade confirmed the arrest of the three suspected kidnappers.
Mr Abubakar disclosed that the Anti Kidnapping Squad of the Army base have already handed over the three suspects to the DSS for further action .
CRIME : SUSPECTED FULANI HERDSMEN ARRESTED IN ONDO
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