by Oge Okonkwo

A 24-year-old student of  Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, identified as Tosin, was arrested and paraded by the  Oyo State Police Command,for allegedly kidnapping a two-year-old girl.

The suspect was apprehended yesterday after being trailed into the bush following a distress call, this was made in a statement addressing newsmen at Eleyele headquarters of the command, the state Commissioner of Police, Mr Mohammed Indabawa.

Mr. Indabawa, said on arresting the suspect, items such as  one jack knife, one face cap, one cable wire, a pair of the victim’s sandals and a LAUTECH identity card were recovered from him.

The Sun reports:

Speaking with newsmen, the suspect,  who claimed to be studying Electrical-Electronics at the institution, confirmed that he committed the crime with the intention of collecting  N700,000 ransom.

Also recovered were improvised explosive devices and allied materials found along Podo-Ijebu-Ode axis of the state.

The police boss explained that on August 11 at about 3:15a.m, along Podo-Ijebu-Ode, a police team intercepted a taxi with three occupants, whom they told to stop but the driver sped off.

He stated that: “After a hot chase of the occupants of a Nissan Sunny car painted in Ogun State commercial colour, the occupants escaped into a nearby bush while the vehicle was abandoned.”

He said after a check of the vehicle, police discovered cartons of explosives powder, two cartons of solar detonating cords and 16 bundles of ten wires each of delay detonator wires.

“It was also discovered that the Nissan Sunny car with Ogun State commercial colour had two registration numbers of  Ogun-XC XFR AKM and AL 831 LUY.

“A diligent investigation into the recovery revealed that the explosives were stolen from Express Quarry at Toll-Gate on August 8, this year and efforts are on to arrest the fleeing thieves,” the police commissioner said.