A suspect has been arrested after some kidnappers abducted two male adults while inspecting farmland in the Ikutoke village in the Ode-Remo area of Remo North Local Government Area of Ogun State on Friday.
A police source, who was not authorised to speak to the media, told PUNCH Metro on the condition of anonymity, on Sunday, that the victims, identified as Olajesu and Juwon, in the company with a surveyor and a young boy, had gone to inspect the boundary of a farm in the village before the incident happened.
One Gani Idowu was said to have invited them to the land for inspection, but upon the arrival of Juwon and Olajesu at the farm, Idowu excused himself and told his visitors that he was returning home.
The source added that as soon as Idowu left the farm, leaving his visitors who were still engaged on the farm, the kidnappers dashed out from a nearby bush and abducted Olajesu and Juwon.
The source narrated, “On 06/09/2024 around 1000HRS, Olajesu, Juwon, also known as Alapanla, and Kusimo, who is a surveyor, along with a young boy, travelled to Ikutoke village, where Ganiu Idowu intended to show them the boundary of a farm in the Ikutoke village near Ode-Remo.
“It was alleged that suddenly, Ganiu Idowu informed them that he was returning home while others were still engaged on the farm.
“Shortly after Ganiu Idowu departed, the kidnappers appeared and abducted both Olajesu and Juwon.”
When contacted, the Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, confirmed the incident to our correspondent in a telephone conversation on Sunday.
Odutola noted that one suspect had been arrested in connection with the incident.
“Ganiu Idowu is suspected to have orchestrated the kidnap of Olajesu and Juwon in Ikutoke village in the Ode-Remo area. He has been arrested and is undergoing an investigation.
“The Commissioner of Police, Alamutu Abiodun, has vowed that there will be no room for men of the underworld in Ogun State,” Odutola said.
PUNCH Metro reported last Thursday that some gunmen abducted an assistant Chief Nursing Officer with the Babcock University Teaching Hospital, Ilisan Remo, Mrs Elizabeth Uruakpa.
Uruakpa, 66, was said to be coming from the evening church service when the gunmen who had laid ambush swooped on her at the entrance of her house behind the new Ilisan market.
The incident reportedly made the neighbourhood panic as many residents and shop owners quickly shut their doors to avoid being caught unaware.
A resident of the area had told our correspondent that the victim was coming back from the church in the evening around 7 pm when the gunmen abducted her.
