Operatives of Kwara State Police Command have arrested four suspects over the kidnap of wife of former Military Administrator of Osun and Bauchi States, Chief Mrs Jumoke Bamigboye.
Spokesman of the command, Ajayi Okasanmi, in a statement Tuesday said that the suspects in the police net include Abubakar Ibrahim, Mamud Ibrahim Muhamed Kiri and a female suspect, Abibatu Jimoh.
Okasanmi said, the female suspect, Abibat Jimoh was discovered to be the supplier of Gari and other food items with which the victim was fed while in their captivity.
According to the statement, it stated that Mrs Bamigboye
was abducted in her farm located at Ayegun Village via Eyenkorin, Ilorin last Saturday.
The statement stated that,"On receipt of the information, the Commissioner of Police Kwara State, Paul Odama immediately dispatched a team of Anti-Kidnapping unit assisted by Vigilante and local hunters to the scene to comb and search for possible rescue of the victim.
It added that, "The victim was geo-located to have been hidden in the forest between Eyenkorin/Afon/ Ogbomoso axis, this discovery emboldened the police teams to intensify their search,rescue and arrest operation in the located area which consequently culminated in the release of the victims.
"The efforts of the police and vigilante teams led to the recovery of the victims vehicle, arrest of three suspects."
It further stated that, "Investigation into the matter is still ongoing as efforts are still in top gear to arrest the remaining kidnappers.
"The victims have now been re-united with her family after undergoing medical examination to ascertain the condition of her health.
"The CP wishes to empathize with the victim and her family over the unpleasant and traumatic experience during her period with the abductors."The statement stated.
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