Hunters arrest two suspected kidnappers in Ondo

Two members of a kidnap syndicate were arrested on Friday in Owo Community, the headquarters of Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State.

This was made known in a video posted on the Facebook page of one Ogbeni OB Sugar.

In the two-minute 41-second video, the two suspected kidnappers were seen being tied down while the residents of the area were heard interrogating them on how they operated, who their leader is and some other questions.

Also in the video, some items were seen with the bandits, such as guns, cutlasses, cans of beer, and energy drink, among others.

A resident of the community, on condition of anonymity, informed our correspondent that local hunters in the community arrested the suspected bandits.

“It was hunters that arrested them yesterday when they stormed their hideouts in the bush.

“Some of them (kidnappers) ran away while the two were arrested and brought to the town,” he stated.

When contacted, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Olayinka Ayanlade, said he saw the video and the state command has commenced an investigation into it.

“I saw the video too, and we have commenced an investigation into it,” the PPRO stated.

Source: Punch