Five alleged kidnappers who abducted a pastor’s wife and two other people were apprehended when one of their victims identified them.
The hostages had escaped when the captors fell asleep while transporting them to their den.
According to reports, the kidnappers’ use of hard drugs caused them to fall asleep.
Names of the suspected kidnappers were given as Garuba Mumuni aged 27, Yusuf Tale aged 21, Kabiru Muhammed aged 16, Shaibu Umar and Adamu Mohammed aged 22.
Police said the suspects were arrested by men of the Ofosu Division after the victims identified one of them.
“On the 28th of March, 2024 at about 1800hrs, a case of Kidnapping was reported at Ifon Police Station, in which two people were abducted and a woman killed by suspected kidnappers.
“Police Detectives from the division in collaboration with local vigilantes arrested one Muhammad Bello, Muhammad Suraju and Suleiman Saliu.
One of the victims identified two of the suspects as part of the people who kidnapped him and collected the sum of ₦1,800,000 as ransom before he was released.”
Ondo police commissioner, Peter Abayomi, said the suspects would soon be charged to court.