The Ekiti State Command of the Nigeria Police Force has announced the arrest of two notorious kidnap kingpins.
The disclosure was made in a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer DSP Abutu of the Ekiti State Command on Sunday.
He identified the ringleaders as Alhaji Abashe Adamu Idris and Ibrahim Mumini Toyin.
“After a long drawn out escapade, the long arms of the law has finally caught up with two kidnap kingpins, one Alhaji Abashe Adamu Idris and Ibrahim Mumini Toyin, who were arrested in Ido-Ekiti on 29/06/2022,” the Command’s spokesman said.
The duo coordinated numerous highprofile kidnappings in Ekiti including the kidnapping of one Adeeko Ademola and Nasiru Salisu at Adamsy Sawmill, Aisegba-Ekiti.
“The Command Rapid Response Squad in synergy with the vigilantes, acting on credible intelligence, arrested the duo.”
DSP Sunday went on to say that during interrogation, Ibrahim Mumini Toyin confessed to the crime and claimed that the heinous act of kidnapping and murdering one of the two victims was carried out by himself and four (4) others who are the children of Alhaji Abashe Adamu Idris and are currently at large.
He also admitted that Alhaji Abashe Adamu Idris is their kingpin, and that the ransom money collected from their victims was used to buy cattle for Alhaji Abashe Adamu Idris’ herd.
According to the police, Ibrahim Mumini Toyin revealed that his share of the ramsom allegedly paid was used to purchase cattle for him by Alhaji Abashe Adamu Idris.
