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The Nigeria Police have arrested two new suspects in connection with the underground kidnap den discovered at Ojokoro along the Lagos-Abeokuta expressway.
The suspects, a woman and a man, reportedly dressed up as mentally-challenged beings but later confessed to being membrers of a kidnap gang.
Three phones, an ATM card and two loaves of bread were recovered in a bag found with the woman, while the man had some clothes in his bag.
Since its discovery, many Nigerians kept vigil around the area, waiting to catch members of the kidnap group using the canal.
A resident, Bolaji Adams, said a mad woman was seen moving towards the drains at about 11am on Wednesday and people confronted her.
“The woman should be in her 40s. She wore tattered clothes and had a bag. We saw her going towards the drainage channel. When we checked the bag, we found two loaves of bread, some pieces of fish, three phones and an ATM card.
“People did not even listen to her; they started beating her. Policemen intervened and she was rescued.”
Another eyewitness, Oluwaseun Aluko, corroborated Adams’ statement, adding that a man wearing wigs was caught about 30 minutes later.
Photo credit: Afeez Hanafi
“In my observation, the woman was taking the food to other members of the gang. What is a ‘mad’ woman doing with three phones? As we continued to watch, the man suddenly appeared around the drainage channel. Some people confronted him, but he was talking incoherently. We saw some clothes and used exercise books in his load. We decided to let him go.”
Aluko said as the man was going, somebody charged the crowd that he should be interrogated further on the contents of the load.
“Lo and behold, we removed the wigs he wore and saw his natural hair. As we wanted to beat him, he confessed that he was a member of the gang. He made the confession in the presence of policemen, who took him away.
“There are still many suspects lurking around the drain and we won’t leave until they are all apprehended. After all, one of the suspects arrested yesterday (Tuesday) said they were more than 20,” he added.
The suspects, a woman and a man, reportedly dressed up as mentally-challenged beings but later confessed to being membrers of a kidnap gang.
Three phones, an ATM card and two loaves of bread were recovered in a bag found with the woman, while the man had some clothes in his bag.
Since its discovery, many Nigerians kept vigil around the area, waiting to catch members of the kidnap group using the canal.
A resident, Bolaji Adams, said a mad woman was seen moving towards the drains at about 11am on Wednesday and people confronted her.
“The woman should be in her 40s. She wore tattered clothes and had a bag. We saw her going towards the drainage channel. When we checked the bag, we found two loaves of bread, some pieces of fish, three phones and an ATM card.
“People did not even listen to her; they started beating her. Policemen intervened and she was rescued.”
Another eyewitness, Oluwaseun Aluko, corroborated Adams’ statement, adding that a man wearing wigs was caught about 30 minutes later.
Photo credit: Afeez Hanafi
“In my observation, the woman was taking the food to other members of the gang. What is a ‘mad’ woman doing with three phones? As we continued to watch, the man suddenly appeared around the drainage channel. Some people confronted him, but he was talking incoherently. We saw some clothes and used exercise books in his load. We decided to let him go.”
Aluko said as the man was going, somebody charged the crowd that he should be interrogated further on the contents of the load.
“Lo and behold, we removed the wigs he wore and saw his natural hair. As we wanted to beat him, he confessed that he was a member of the gang. He made the confession in the presence of policemen, who took him away.
“There are still many suspects lurking around the drain and we won’t leave until they are all apprehended. After all, one of the suspects arrested yesterday (Tuesday) said they were more than 20,” he added.
