Saturday, November 2, 2024 -The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a seven-man gang allegedly terrorising and kidnapping travellers along the Sagamu/Ijebu-Ode expressway.
The Commissioner of Police, CP Abiodun Alamutu, disclosed this on
Friday, November 1, 2024, at a press briefing held at the command’s
headquarters, Eleweran, Abeokuta.
The arrested suspects include Azeez Abolaji Alese, aged 42 and leader of
the gang; 34-year-old Onokrese Jacob; Henry Gaga Emmanuel, aged 34; Joseph
Udomah, aged 42; 41-year-old Abiola Oduyemi; Abbey Emmanuel, aged 34; and
39-year-old Jimoh Kareem.
The gang was said to be responsible for the kidnapping of seven people
between May and September along the Ijebu-Ode/Sagamu expressway axis
A lead on 3rd October prompted the anti-kidnapping unit in the state to
initiate a discreet investigation, resulting in the arrest of Abiola Oduyemi in
his hideout in Egbeda, Ibadan, Oyo State, along with other principal suspects.
“On 16th May 2024, at about 20:28 hrs, this vicious syndicate led by
Azeez Abolaji Alese attacked a woman named Busari Abiola while she was trying
to drive into her premises by her gate in Sagamu, Ogun State. She was
subsequently kidnapped and driven away in her unregistered 2009 ash-coloured
Corolla. Fortunately, the kidnappers later released her, taking only the
vehicle,” the CP said.
“On 17th May 2024, at about 20:10 hrs in the Irewon area of Ijebu Ode,
Ogun State, the same Azeez Abolaji Alese, with six other armed men, intercepted
one Adebayo Olabisi and whisked her away in her white Highlander Jeep, with
registration number BDG 125 HZ, to an unknown destination.
"The Command received information that barely three weeks after the
first two kidnappings, the same group led by Azeez Abolaji Alese abducted
Omosehin Tanwa on 2nd June 2024, at about 18:00 hrs from Itamogiri, Ijebu
Mushin, Ogun State, taking her to an unknown location.
“While the anti-kidnapping team were on their trail, Azeez Abolaji Alese
and his gang, in a similar pattern, attacked one Segun Adebanjo on 14th July
2024, at about 23:00 hrs, and drove him away in his red Toyota Camry.”
The final attack occurred on 5th September 2024, at about 19:00 hrs,
when the gang gained access to the compound of Uruakpa Elizabeth, a nurse from
Babcock University, as she returned from work. They pointed a gun at her and
took her away in her unregistered red Toyota Camry.
The CP said that during the investigation, Abiola Oduyemi was arrested
on 3rd October and found with a branded key holder from Babcock University and
a shuttle bag belonging to one of the kidnapped victims.
Oduyemi, who had no affiliation with Babcock University, confessed upon
interrogation to his involvement in a series of kidnapping cases in the state
and provided information that led to the arrest of his accomplices.
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