The Ogun State Police Command has arrested one Odele Tosin for allegedly kidnapping a 12-year-old girl, Eniola Oyekanmi.
Abimbola Oyeyemi, the Command’s Police Public Relations Officer, made the disclosure on Saturday in Abeokuta while addressing newsmen.
Oyeyemi said that the suspect, who was the leader of the kidnapping gang, committed the crime at Ketu area of Lagos State at about 1pm on Saturday.
Oyeyemi disclosed that Oyekanmi was kidnapped by the gang when she went on an errand for her parents.
Oyeyemi said: “She was taken to a hotel in Mowe area, where the kidnappers kept her and started demanding for ransom.
“Luck ran against them when anti-robbery team from Mowe Division, led by the Divisional Police Officer, CSP Ebohuwa, got a tip-off and stormed the hotel.”
Oyeyemi said the victim was rescued unhurt, while one of the suspects was arrested, but the others escaped.
He said the Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Iliyasu, had ordered for a serious manhunt for the escaped members of the gang.
Oyeyemi said Iliyasu had directed that the suspect be transferred to anti- kidnapping unit at the command headquarters, Abeokuta for discreet investigation.
He said the CP commended the efforts of the rescue team and assured residents of the state of adequate security.
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