Four herdsmen arrested for kidnapping kinsmen’s wife, son

Four Fulani herdsmen , who allegedly abducted the wife of another Fulani man , Hadijat Saliu , at Ido - Ani community in Ose Local Council of Ondo State , have been apprehended by the state Police Command .

The Guardian also learnt that the suspects had earlier abducted a son of another Fulani herdsman in the community but the boy was released after a ransom was paid by his father .

According to the state Public Relations Officer ( PPRO ) , Mr . Femi Joseph , who spoke with The Guardian yesterday , the suspects were nabbed last Friday by men of the command .

The suspects are : Adamu Ibrahim, Muhammadu Haruna , Saliu Bawa and Bashir Ibrahim.

He added that the suspects had confessed to be in connection with other kidnapping cases , which had tormented the people and passengers in recent times along the Owo /Akoko axis.

“ One Mohammed Gambo came to report to us that the kidnappers abducted his son and he paid N200 , 000 before the boy was released . He did not inform the police before making arrangement with the abductors . It was after the boy was released that he reported to us .

“ The same gang abducted another woman, Hadiza Saliu on December 13 , 2017 . As they were demanding a ransom from her husband , the victim ran away . So after the victim had escaped the abductors started calling the husband to demand ransom.

“ After reporting to us , we asked them to provide the money (ransom ) and our men with some local vigilante groups laid ambush for the kidnappers who later came and pick up the money. ”

The PPRO said Adamu was arrested when he got out of the bush to pick up the ransom.

The police discovered that the same gang was responsible for the abduction of the son of Gambo , who had earlier reported at the station .

“ Adamu had led us to the arrest of other members of the gang and they have confessed that most of the kidnapping incidents that happened in the Akoko area were carried out by them, ” he said .