The police in Oyo State on Monday paraded seven suspects as the kidnappers of the two-year-old twins of a popular Ibadan Islamic cleric, Taofek Azeez, better known as “Akewugbagold.
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The Commissioner of Police in the state, Shina Olukolu, paraded the suspects at the command headquarters in Eleyele, Ibadan, on Monday.
The suspects include six men and a woman.
“Following the consistent and concerted efforts put in place by the Command’s Special Anti-robbery Squad, (SARS), Anti-kidnapping Squad (AKS) and other Police Tactical teams and the unflinching supports of the good people of Oyo State through credible information supplied to the Police, all suspect connected to the case of the kidnapping of the 2-year old twins of Alhaji Taofeek Azeez “Akewugbagold” on the 25th April, 2020, have been arrested and substantial parts of the ransom collected with the gun used for the operation, and the two operational vehicles, with one motorcycle were recovered from suspects,” he said.
Mr Olukolu recalled that the Ojoo Divisional Police Headquarters, Ibadan, received a report on April 25 that some criminals had invaded the residence of the Islamic cleric with guns, cutlasses and other dangerous weapons.
“The notorious criminals attacked his wife and subsequently abducted his two-year old twins to an unknown destination.
The criminal assailants later demanded for ransom of fifty million Naira before the two abducted babies would be released life,” the police boss said.
