How head injury exposed suspected kidnapper – Ondo police

By John Ogunsemore

The Ondo State Police Command said it has arrested one suspected kidnapper and rescued a kidnapping victim in Isua Akoko area of the state.

In a statement on Tuesday, command spokesman, DSP Abayomi Jimoh disclosed that the suspect was given away by a head injury.

The statement reads, “On the 10th of April, 2026, one Ahmadu reported at the Isua Division that two young men had gone to Ipesi Akoko for cattle rearing, but one of them did not return home.

“Acting on the report, the police immediately initiated a coordinated intelligence-driven operation, which led to the successful rescue of the kidnapped victim.

“The victim narrated that he was abducted at night by three suspected kidnappers. During the incident, while trying to resist his captors, he inflicted an head injury on one of the suspects.

“Acting swiftly on credible information obtained from the victim, operatives of the Isua Division mobilized and stormed Obasanjo Motor Park, Isua, at about 0609hrs, where a suspicious individual with a visible head injury was apprehended

“During interrogation, the suspect confessed to being part of the kidnapping gang.

“The victim later positively identified the suspect, particularly noting the injury inflicted on him.”

Jimoh said the victim has since been taken to the hospital for medical attention, while the suspect has been transferred to the Anti-Kidnapping Unit for further investigation and will be charged to court upon conclusion of the investigation.