The Oyo State Amotekun Corps has arrested a notorious kidnapper identified as Tairu. The suspect who is said to be a Fulani man, is also identified as a kingpin of kidnaps in the Oke-Ogun axis of the State.

He however confessed to have kidnapped twice and realised about N800,000.

Prior to his arrest on a kidnap venture, Tairu was particularly identified to have kidnapped a 10 year old Fulani in the same axis, identified as Sarara Jibrin. Tairu confessed to the operation stating that he worked with a four-man syndicate and kidnapped the victim while tending to his father’s cows and requested the sum of N4million as ransom. Tairu said it was while he was trying to charge his phone that he was caught and arrested.

The father of the victim who spoke with the newsmen said after he was contacted to pay the ransom, he reported to the Amotekun Corps and vigilantes in Iwajowa Local Government .

In the meantime, Col. Olayinka Olayanju (rtd), the Commandant of Oyo Amotekun Corps said the other three members of the kidnapping syndicate, fled when they got wind that their leader, Tairu had been arrested. However, the Amotekun Corps was fortunate to have arrested another member of the team on Tuesday.

“Residents should keep on giving us information, there’s no point to speculate because that will waste the resources and there’s no time to withhold information. “When it comes to the issue of kidnapping, please report to the appropriate agencies around the area in good time”, he said.

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