THREE ARRESTED AS POLICE FOIL ABDUCTION OF OSUN BUSINESS WOMAN
The ex-employee of the maker of an area balm popularly known as ‘Ero Arike,’ identified as Basiru and two others have been arrested by operatives of Osun State Police Command for planning to abduct the corporate proprietor, Falilat Oyetunji.
Report indicates Oyetunji was kidnapped at Temidire area, Olorunda village, Iragbiji, Boripe Local Government where she went to visit her mother, on Tuesday, August 8, 2022.
But the businessman was rescued by policemen about 20 minutes after she was kidnapped.
The three suspects were nabbed while their driver disappeared with the vehicle they brought for the operation.
Confirming the incident the Osun State Police command spokesperson Yemisi Opalola said Oyetunji had been pre-warned on Saturday, August 6, of plans to kidnap her.
According to the statement, “It was in the early hours of Saturday, 6th August 2022, that an informant, (name withheld) came to inform Mrs. Fasilat Oyetunji, ERO ARIKE that he saw some people, led by the former staff of her ERO ARIKE company, one Basiru, from Iragbiji arranging and planning how to kidnap her, then, she came to inform the police about it.
“The Police operatives of the anti-kidnapping squad Osogbo were detailed for the assignment and the surveillance was emplaced.
“The informant was asked to play along with the kidnappers, when consummating their plan, men from the anti-kidnapping squad swung into action and nabbed the three suspects while their driver disappeared with the vehicle they brought for the operation.”
Opalola disclosed that two dane guns, one long knife and a jackknife were recovered from the suspects.
Bashiru, one of the suspects tried suicide after he was caught however was rescued and taken to Osun State University Teaching Hospital Osogbo for therapy.
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