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The Ondo State Police Command has foiled the attempted kidnapping of a motorist, Kayode Alaba, along the Oba-Ile axis of Akure.
Command spokesman, DSP Abayomi Jimoh disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday.
According to the statement, operatives of the command, while on routine patrol along the Oba-Ile axis of Akure on Tuesday, acted promptly on credible intelligence regarding a distress situation involving occupant of a moving vehicle.
“The information indicated that an individual was shouting for help from within a red Toyota Camry. Upon receipt of the report, the operatives swiftly mobilized and initiated a coordinated pursuit of the suspected vehicle.
“During the chase, the suspects forcefully ejected the victim, later identified as Kayode Alaba (male), from the moving vehicle in a bid to evade arrest.
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“Undeterred, the police team sustained the pursuit, which culminated in the arrest of one suspect identified as Adegbenro Adeola (male), while other members of the syndicate fled the scene and the vehicle recovered,” the statement reads in part.
Jimoh said preliminary investigations revealed that the victim had earlier been abducted from his residence along Irese Road, Akure, prior to the timely intervention of the police operatives.
He disclosed that the victim has since been rescued and is currently receiving medical attention while the arrested suspect has provided useful information to aid ongoing investigations.
“The case has been transferred to the Violence Crime Response Unit (VCRU), Akure, for thorough and discreet investigation, as well as intensified efforts to apprehend the fleeing accomplices,” he stated.
