Mrs Abiola Efunbote, who was kidnapped by gunmen has been rescued by the Ogun State owned security outfit, So-Safe Corps.
Nigeria crime.com gathered that Efunbote was kidnapped on Thursday in Ijebu-Ode when she was returning home from the market.
The So-Safe Commander, Soji Ganzallo said: “On July 13, his office had charged the Ijebu Zonal Command “to rescue a woman who was kidnapped at about 10 pm on her way from the market.”
He stated that the kidnappers collected the victim’s phone, gold jewellery, a sum of N100,000 in her possession and her ATM card as they drove her away with her car.
“The Commander then instructed the Isiwo/Itamapako Divisional Officer of the Corps, SC Aderibigbe M.O to mobilize and lead his Special Squad to deal with the suspected kidnappers decisively.
“The kidnappers were tracked down after a rigorous search for them as they tried to move the victim to a new location,” he said.
Ganzallo revealed that “the team could not catch up with them because of logistics issues.”
It was explained that the So-Safe men were later informed of strange footprints on farmland at Oke-Ako Community in Ijebu-Ode local government area of the State.
According to him, “the kidnappers were tracked down after rigorous search for them as they tried to move the victim to a new location.”
Ganzallo said there was a gun duel between the suspects and his men, after which “the criminals bowed to the superior response from the corps.”
He identified the arrested suspect as 32-year-old Tunde Salami, a resident of Ibadan, Oyo State.
“He was captured alive and the kidnap victim was rescued unhurt,”
Ganzallo stated that one locally-made pistol was recovered from the suspect.
The suspect and the victim had been transferred to the police in the Obalende division for further investigation and likely prosecution.