Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command on Tuesday apprehended a herdsman who simply identified himself as Mohammed, armed with one AK-47 rifle.
The suspect was arrested following information received by the Divisional Police Officer, Imeko divisional headquarters, that two young Fulani men were sighted at CAC Oha Forest, Iwoye Ketu in Imeko Afon Local Government area with an Ak-47 rifle.
“Upon the information, the DPO quickly mobilised his men, and other stakeholders like the hunters, vigilance men, and other corps and stormed the said forest.
“After hours of combing the forest, one Mohammed was seen hiding in the bush with one AK-47 riffle, and he was promptly arrested.
“The arrested, armed boy is strongly suspected to be a member of a kidnap syndicate which has been terrorising the area for quite some time now,” a statement by the Police spokesman in Ogun, Mr Abimbola Oyeyemi, a Deputy Superintendent of Police, disclosed.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, Ogun State Command, Mr. Edward Ajogun, has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspect to the state’s Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for discreet investigation.
He also directed that the entire forest be properly combed with a view to apprehending other members of his gang.