Ondo State Police Command says its operatives have arrested three suspected kidnappers in connection with an alleged abduction incident captured on a Closed-Circuit Television, CCTV, camera in Oda, Akure.
DSP Abayomi Jimoh, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, said three victims were rescued during the operation.
Recall that CCTV footage circulating on social media captured the moment some persons were kidnapped by criminal elements in the Oda area of Akure.
In the statement, the police said upon receiving the footage, the Command immediately “activated its intelligence team, leveraging digital surveillance analysis and coordinated field operations to identify and apprehend the suspects.
“Acting on credible intelligence and investigative leads derived from the footage, operatives of the Command’s Anti-Kidnapping Squad carried out targeted operations which led to the arrest of one of the suspects.
“During interrogation, the suspect provided useful information that led to the subsequent arrest of two other accomplices believed to have played active roles in the incident and who were also captured in the CCTV footage.
“Preliminary investigations revealed that the suspects played various roles in the commission of the alleged kidnapping.
“They are identified as; Mohammed Koro, Muhammad Usman and Musa Alhaji”.
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