Amotekun operatives arrests 3 suspected syndicate to be part of a kidnap that have been terrorising the Ondo State .
The suspects were arrested by officials of Amotekun Corps on Wednesday afternoon before being handed over to the police.
They were apprehended after abducting a middle-aged man, Mr Kunle Agbayewa, in a popular sawmill at Owaani in Idoani, Ose Local Government Area of the state.
Agbayewa was kidnapped barely 24 hours after the Chief Medical Director of the General Hospital, Idoani, Mr Olufemi Adeogun, and two other health workers, were abducted.
Newsafrican gathered that the suspects stormed the sawmill and seized Agbayewa at gunpoint before taking him away.
A resident of the community, Comfort Ilesanmi, who confirmed the abduction, said the suspects were Fulani herdsmen, who had been parading the area.
She said, “The herdsmen entered the sawmill and kidnapped him immediately, people around quickly raised the alarmed.”
He was kidnapped barely 24 hours after the Chief Medical Director of the General Hospital, Idoani, Mr Olufemi Adeogun, and two other health workers, were abducted.
It was gathered that the suspects stormed the sawmill and seized the victim at gunpoint before taking him him away.
A resident of the community, Comfort Ilesanmi, who confirmed the abduction, said the suspects were Fulani herdsmen, who had been parading the area.
She said, “The herdsmen entered the sawmill and kidnapped him immediately but people around quickly raised the alarm.”
Commander of Amotekun Corps in Ondo State, Adetunji Adeleye, said the victim was rescued shortly after he was abducted by the suspects.
He said, “Our men (Amotekun Corps) led the police and soldiers to rescued the victim this morning immediately we heard the news of his abduction our men were mobilized.
“After foiling their kidnap plot, three of them were arrested, they have been handled over to police. They have been cooperating with confessional statement's.”
