A suspected kidnapper was nabbed on Tuesday by Otunba Gani Adams-led Oodua people’s congress. The suspect, identified as Taofeek Lawal, said he hailed from Osogbo, Osun State.
He confessed that he used the ransom he gets from the kidnapping to sponsor his wife’s education in the higher institutions in Ile-Ife, Osun State.
“I have built two houses, a mosque, and a church”, he added. Lawal also revealed his parents are aware of what he does.
The suspect further said that he had intended to quit the kidnapping but the said traditional ruler in Osogbo encouraged him to keep doing it. He said he had been caught five times in Lagos and Osogbo, but that the traditional ruler in Osogbo was always securing his release.
An OPC official at Olaifa zone, Mr. Babatunde Atiba, explained that the got a hint of the activities of the suspected kidnapper through a woman. Lawal has been handed over to the Oyo State Nigeria Security Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) for proper investigation and prosecution.
Lawal also confessed that his targets are children between the ages of 4 and 6, and he collects N100,000 as ransom for each child.According to him, he has men working with politicians and town leaders and they call him whenever his assistance was needed.
“I have built two houses, a mosque, and a church”, he added. Lawal also revealed his parents are aware of what he does.
The suspect further said that he had intended to quit the kidnapping but the said traditional ruler in Osogbo encouraged him to keep doing it. He said he had been caught five times in Lagos and Osogbo, but that the traditional ruler in Osogbo was always securing his release.
An OPC official at Olaifa zone, Mr. Babatunde Atiba, explained that the got a hint of the activities of the suspected kidnapper through a woman. Lawal has been handed over to the Oyo State Nigeria Security Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) for proper investigation and prosecution.
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