The Oyo State Police Command has arrested a suspected member of a k+dnapping gang involved in the abd¥ction of a 20-year-old farmer from Igboti village in Oorelope Local Government Area of the state.
The suspect, identified as 23-year-old Yahaya Auta, was apprehended following a coordinated operation launched after the incident was reported to the Okaka Police Division on June 19.
According to the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka, the victim was k+ around 1 a.m. by about eight armed men who stormed Igboti village through the Okutalogun axis. The att@ckers, armed with g¥ns and c¥tlasses, reportedly whisked the farmer away to an unknown location.
The gang also allegedly made away with ₦1.24 million and 50,000 CFA during the att@ck.
