Three suspected kidnappers have been arrested by a joint patrol team comprising the Nigeria Police and the Kogi East Neighbourhood Watch (KEWN).
The team also nabbed seven other suspects believed to be terrorising Kogi and Benue States, NIGERIACRIME learnt.
According to the Kogi State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP William Ovye Aya, the suspects have been terrorising Ogugu community in Olamaboro Local Government Area of Kogi State and Orokamu/Otukpa axis in Benue State.
The police spokesperson claimed that the suspects are herders who have been operating across border states.
Aya said while three of the suspected kidnappers were arrested in Kogi State, seven other gang members were arrested in the Gidanrawa Trailer Park Hotel in Otukpa, Benue State.
The suspects arrested in Benue State have been handed over to the Benue State Police Command while the other three suspects are currently being interrogated by the Police in Lokoja Kogi State, he stated.
“When we arrested the three suspects here in Kogi State, they confessed that they have gang members whose hideout is Gidanrawa Trailer Park Hotel in Otukpa, Benue State. Immediately, security operatives, including vigilantes, went there and arrested seven of them.
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“We later handed over seven of the suspects to the Police Command in Benue State for further action while the three suspects arrested in Kogi were ferried to Lokoja the Kogi State capital for further investigation, “he stated.
In another development, the Ekiti State Commissioner of Police, Dare Ogundare, has resolved the crisis among okada riders in the state.
The CP met with the warring parties shortly after the Ewi of Ado Ekiti, Oba Adeyemo Adejugbe, met with the leadership of the Okada riders.
Some commercial motorcyclists in Ado-Ekiti had staged a protest over an alleged abuse of power by their leaders.
While addressing the parties after listening to the disagreements between the association led by the State chairman, Comrade Kunle Ashaolu, and the representatives of the protesting members, the commissioner of police charged both parties to give peace a chance and ensure that the current peaceful atmosphere being enjoyed in the state is sustained.
The commissioner of police implored them to cultivate the habit of channeling their complaints appropriately and in accordance with the laid down rules and regulations rather than taking laws in their hands.
In their separate remarks, both parties pledged to maintain peace and order.