Abductors of Ondo varsity official arrested sharing N7m ransom

The victim was rescued by police detectives after they tracked one of the telephones used by the suspects to negotiate for the ransom.

A police source said that they were arrested in the forest around Ago panu, a village between Oba Akoko and Owo in the state.

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Recall that the victim was abducted by gunmen at his residence along Akungba-Supare Akoko road barely a week ago.

His wife narrowly escaped being killed during a shootout by the husbands abductors who laid siege on him in his residence.

Eleyinmi was said to have unknowingly walked into the waiting hands of his captors after he alighted from the motorcycle that brought him to his house.

The abductors reportedly fired gunshots sporadically to scare away neighbors and residents in the area before fleeing with their captive.

Confirming the arrest of the kidnappers, the police image maker, Ayanlade Olayinka, said that “I can confirm to you that our operatives arrested three suspected kidnappers in connection with the kidnapping of wo AAUA lecturers.

” The suspects are currently undergoing profiling and interrogation.

Abductors of Ondo varsity official arrested sharing N7m ransom