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Four suspected kidnappers nabbed in Isolo

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By Sunday Ogundiran

Tension gripped Ilasamaja in Isolo Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of Lagos on Saturday when residents of the community arrested four suspected kidnappers whom have been accused of tormenting the area for few months now and handed them to Ilasamaja police command.

The four suspected kidnappers who confessed to the crime after questioning from men of the Nigerian Police Force, Ilasamaja command, revealed they were up to fifty in number since they started the crime business in the Area.

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The four kidnappers who confessed to the crime after series of investigations and torture disclosed to the community police station that other members of the gang had run away.

One of the residents, Michael Ogunmoye who spoke to ECHONEWS asserted that the suspects have been doing carrying out their nefarious activities in the community about a month ago before they were caught on Saturday.

He said: “The kidnappers who deceive 3-5 (1 female, 4male) years old children with money, soft drinks, before they were charmed were napped by angry boys in the community who had been accused on several occasions of doing the job.”

He explained that the four suspects were almost beaten to death by the boys before they were handed over to the police.

Meanwhile, the DPO, Ilasha Police Station, CSP Ochogwu A.Ogbeh  said the police would put all efforts to fish out the remaining 46 of the kidnapping gang members.

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