The Kwara State Police Command at the weekend arrested one Mohammed Alo, a citizen of Benin Republic, alleged to be a suspected trans-border kidnapper.
According to the police, the suspect was nabbed in Kosubosu Forest, Baruten Local Government Area of Kwara State with the assistance of vigilantes.
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The Command said items recovered from Mohammed included; one locally-made gun, a machete, jackknife, two handsets of different makes, one bluetooth and N2.3m cash.
‘The suspect confessed to being a member of a trans-border kidnapping gang, whose other members are now in Benin Republic. The suspect will be charged to court as soon as investigation is concluded”, a statement by the command’s spokesman, Ajayi Okasanmi, said.
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