The
Ondo State Police Command has arrested a couple, Ayodeji and Adebimpe Muyijimi,
for orchestrating the abduction of two reverend sisters, Perpetual Apo and
Bukola Funmilade, and their driver, Mr. Zwugwa Zibai, on the Benin-Sagamu
Expressway at Kajola in Odigbo Local Government Area of the state in May.
The
police specifically said the couple were members of a gang responsible for a
series of kidnappings in the state in recent times.
Speaking
with journalists, the state police commissioner, Mrs. Hilda Harrison, said the
couple who had since confessed to the crime, were arrested in Okitipupa.
But
Ayodeji, who is physically-challenged said he did not actively participate in
the kidnappings due to his condition.
According
to the police, his role was to give information about their victims to the
other members of the gang while his wife, Adebimpe allegedly kept the arms and
ammunition used in operations.
The
gang was allegedly led by one Godwin Ufoma, who had also been arrested by the
police but currently receiving treatment at an undisclosed hospital.
The
commissioner said, “The couple have confessed to being members of the gang that
kidnapped the reverend sisters.
“The
same gang also kidnapped one Oluwatimilehin Olatunji in Okitipupa but the
victim later escaped.”
The
commissioner appealed to the people of the state to support the command by
giving information on the activities of criminals in the state.
The
police have said the suspects would be arraigned soon.
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