Officers of the Obalende Division of the Ogun State Police Command have foiled an alleged plot to kidnap a Chinese national.
The officers also arrested two suspects linked to a planned ₦50 million ransom operation.
The suspects, identified as Chinedu Onwuemena, 41, and Jimoh Ojo, 37, were apprehended on June 9, 2026, following intelligence reports about an imminent abduction along the Ijebu-Ode/Odogbolu Expressway corridor.
The spokesperson for the state police command, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday.
According to the statement, the Divisional Police Officer of Obalende Division swiftly mobilised surveillance and operational teams after receiving credible intelligence on the planned crime.
“Acting on the intelligence, the Divisional Police Officer immediately mobilised operatives of the Division, including the Surveillance Team, to the identified axis, where the suspects were promptly intercepted and arrested, thereby thwarting the execution of the planned crime,” the statement read.
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