Some of the suspects and exhibits. Photo: Police
The Osun State Police Command says it will prosecute the 13 suspects arrested for alleged kidnapping, cultism, ritual-related offences, stealing, hooliganism, and unlawful possession of substances suspected to be Indian hemp during separate operations across the state.
The Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Gotan, disclosed this on Wednesday during a press briefing in Osogbo, where he also announced the rescue of a kidnapped herder and the recovery of N2.2m ransom.
According to the CP, the arrests included two suspected kidnappers, three suspected cultists being investigated for alleged ritual-related activities, and eight other suspects apprehended during raids on identified black spots across the state.
Gotan said operatives rescued 50-year-old Fulani herdsman, Haruna Yusuf, who was abducted on July 9 from a settlement near Wasinmi Village along the Gbongan-Ife-Ibadan Road.
