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60-Year Old Mother And Two Sons Arrested By Lagos Police For Kidnapping

60-Year Old Mother And Two Sons Arrested By Lagos Police For Kidnapping

A 60-year old mother Aminat Karimu Ajibola and her two sons, Akeem Bashir and Ojo Solomon, aged 32 and 26 years, have been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command, for kidnapping victims and forcing huge ransoms out of their families in the metropolitan city.

CSP Chike Oti, The Lagos State Police Public Relation Officer who signed the statement released by Rapid Response Squad unit of the Lagos police command said, the family was arrested on Saturday 8th September 2018 after a kidnap-for-ransom ‘deal’ went wrong.

According to the policemen statement, the trio was apprehended when a man reported his missing brother.

“The family is a deadly bunch of kidnappers who thrive by using the social media to lure out their victims and put them in captivity until a ransom is paid,” it said.

“The trio met their Waterloo when one Ms Bridget Obazee, approached the Divisional Police Officer in charge of Igando Police station, CSP Taiwo Kasumu at about 0400hrs of 07/09/2018 and complained to him that her brother, one Osahon Obazee, has been missing for days and that the kidnappers were threatening to kill him unless they pay a one million, five hundred thousand naira ransom. She added that they warned her not to involve the police else her brother will be killed.

“The DPO quickly contacted the Commissioner of Police, CP Imohimi Edgal, who reinforced his team with men drafted from the Intelligence Unit of the Command and together, they left in search of the victim, Same day, at about 1100hrs, through discreet investigation, the following suspects were arrested at the aforementioned address, namely, Aminat Kareem Ajibola, a Chief Priestess and custodian of an Ifa shrine, her two sons, Akeem Bashiru and Ojo Solomon.”

The Statement also added that the victims rescued had been identified and reunited with their relations

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“Also rescued during the operation, were two other victims found in the apartment, namely, Fadugbagbe Akindele, male, of No.7 Peace Crescent Salolo, Meiran, Lagos and one Ekwegbalu Augustine who was lured all the way from Anambra state with the promise of a job placement in an Oil company. They had been held for weeks by the kidnappers pending payment of ransom by their families. All those rescued had been identified and reunited with their relations”.

In the final statement released by the Police Command, the younger son was interrogated and he confessed that their mother uses charm on the victim to “instil fear” on them.

“During interrogation, the youngest member of the family of kidnappers, Ojo Solomon confessed that he was able to lure out the victims with the promise of getting them an employment and to some, a gay relationship. While his mother empowers him and his brother spiritually, she uses the charms (Juju) to intimidate and instil fear in their victims.”

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