Men of the Nigeria Police Force on Wednesday said that no fewer than three suspects have been arrested in connection with the kidnap of a son of a former Minister of Heath, Professor Isacc Adewole, Mr. Dayo Adewole.
DAILY POST gathered that Adewole junior was on Tuesday kidnapped by some unknown gunmen at Iroko, a suburb of Ibadan, the state capital.
Adewole, whose whereabouts remain unknown, was abducted on his farm at about 6.30 pm on Tuesday, though the police in the state insisted that the vehicle which was used to kidnap the victim has been recovered.
DAILY POST, however, gathered that three persons have been arrested in connection with the abduction.
The three persons that were arrested included the driver that the victim employed few days ago, Mr. Gbenga Ogunleye; the farm manager, Mr. Sodiq Adebayo and another worker in the farm.
Adebayo, while narrating the incident, said the kidnappers were four in number and their hooded leader wore military camouflage, while three others did not cover their faces, but only put on black clothes.
The Assistant Inspector General (AIG) of Police in charge of Zone 11, comprising Oyo, Osun and Ondo States, Mr. Leye Oyebade, and Commissioner of Police in Oyo State, Mr. Shina Olukolu, on Wednesday afternoon visited the farm and a point where the victim’s car was abandoned near Aba Ode Junction around Amosun village.
Oyebade, while addressing journalists Wednesday afternoon, said the police have launched a manhunt in search of the kidnappers, as he assured members of the public that the kidnapped victim would be rescued.
He added that the police would deploy their arsenal, including STI (Science, Technology and Innovation) in the operation.
Oyebade said, “Actually, this incident is very unfortunate because it is coming after we have been able to map out a lot of strategy to address the challenge we are facing by these undesirable elements.
“From our inspection of the scene, interaction and interrogation of the workers, and those that were present at the scene, we can really say that the modus is changing, the tactic is changing, and their way of operating is changing. Since they now know that we have been able to cover the roads, they are now coming to isolated areas, looking for targets that can be approached, having monitored them.
“With what we gathered here, the suspects covered their faces and the story that is being given, we are not ruling out the involvement of those that are very close, in this particular situation. But whatever it is, we are going to unmask those that are behind this, and that is the assurance I am giving to members of the public.
“The Inspector General of Police has given a mandate and on that mandate, we stand that kidnapping will become highly unprofitable. With the system we are going to use now, with the application of STI and with the commitment and drive of police officers that have been deployed, we are going to uproot them.”
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