A suspected kidnapper, Odele Tosin have been nabbed by the police for allegedly kidnapping a 12-year-old girl, Eniola Oyekanmi, in the Ketu area of Lagos State.
The girl was said to have been kidnapped on Friday by the gang at the Orimerunmu area of Ketu, Lagos State while she was running an errand for her parents.
Policemen from Mowe Division of the command reportedly rescued the girl around 1:00 a.m. on Saturday in a hotel at Mowe, Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of the state..
The victim was kidnapped and taken to the hotel, while the gang demanded a ransom.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi explained that, “She was taken to a hotel in Mowe where the kidnappers kept her and started demanding a ransom.
“They ran out of luck when the anti-robbery team from Mowe Division, led by the Divisional Police Officer, Francis Ebohuwa, got a tip-off and stormed the hotel. One of the suspects was arrested while others escaped. The victim was rescued unhurt.”
The alleged kidnapper has been transferred to the anti-kidnapping Unit of the command headquarters at Eleweran, Abeokuta, for further investigation.