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Shootout by Amotekun and Abductors Leaves One Shot by Colleague Dead

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During a shootout with agents of the Ondo State Security Network Agency, known as Amotekun Corps, a suspected kidnapper was slain by a member of his gang. According to reports, the deceased, named as Funmi Adenuoye, was accidentally shot dead by his colleague, Kunle, while attempting to flee from Amotekun Corps troops pursuing them during a kidnapping operation. The deceased and two of his gang members, Kunle and Tayo Ibrahim, were also said to have abducted a 58-year-old cement merchant, Alhaji Shakirudeen, in Ogun State on Wednesday. According to a source, the three kidnappers drove their victim to Okitipupa, Ondo State, with the purpose of negotiating a ransom there. The Amotekun Corps, on the other hand, struck and arrested Ibrahim, while Kunle fled.The Amotekun Corps was believed to be on the lookout for the kidnappers. “Our trustworthy intelligence network picked that certain criminals are driving carelessly,” said Amotekun Commander Chief Adetunji Adeleye.  We didn’t know what was in the truck at the time, but their driving suggested concerns.  So we set up an ambush for them in Ondo State’s Okitipupa area and apprehended them. “They engaged our men in a shootout and we were able to…

Police Apprehends Alleged Kidnappers While Collecting Randsom in Ogun

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Two alleged kidnappers were apprehended by police in Ogun State while attempting to collect ransom. Muhammed Abubakar and Clinton Niche were named as suspects in a statement released by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi. They were alleged to have been detained after Stephen Ajibili reported his seven-year-old kid was taken by unknown men as he was despatched on an errand to the Agbara Area Command. The abductors allegedly called the victim’s father and wanted one million naira in exchange for his son’s release. “Consequent upon the report, the acting Area Commander Agbara, CSP Kayode Shedrack, quickly mobilised his…

Kidnapped Zamfara Speakers Father, Reported Dead in Abductors Den

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Alhaji Abubakar Muazu Magarya, the father of Hon. Nasiru Magarya, the Speaker of the Zamfara State House of Assembly, is said to have died in captivity at the bandits’ hideout. Bandits kidnapped the Speaker’s father, who was the District Head of Magarya village, together with his wife, a three-week-old…