The Ogun State Police Command has successfully thwarted a planned abduction of a Chinese expatriate, arresting two suspects in connection with an alleged N50 million ransom plot.
The command’s spokesperson, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, confirmed the development in a statement on Thursday, revealing that the suspects were apprehended on Tuesday based on credible intelligence.
According to the police, intelligence reports pointed to a planned kidnapping operation along the Ijebu-Ode/Odogbolu Expressway.
Officers from the Obalende Division moved swiftly to the area and intercepted the suspects before they could execute their plan.
Preliminary investigations showed that the suspects had conspired to kidnap the Chinese national and demand a N50 million ransom.
One of the arrested individuals allegedly used his role as an interpreter and driver in the victim’s company to gather information and facilitate the plot.
Police said a third suspect is still at large, and efforts are ongoing to apprehend him while broadening the investigation.
The case has been
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