Ondo: How Two Teenage Female Students Faked Their Own Kidnapping, Demanded Ransome From Parents

By Ayodele Oni

Ondo State Security Network Agency, Amotekun, has announced the arrest of 28 suspected kidnappers in some parts of the state.

Those arrested include two secondary school students from Oka-Akoko in Akoko, Owo-Ose and Ilaje areas of Ondo State.

The two female students were picked up in Oka-Akoko for faking their own kidnapping and demanding ransom money from their parents.

The students are between the ages of 12 and 14 while they are in JSS 3 and SSS one classes.

Parading the suspects in Akure, on Monday, the Commander of Amotekun Corps, Adetunji Adeleye, said they were arrested in different parts of the state for kidnapping, cult activities, illegal possession of fire arms among others.

The Commander, expressed happiness that several joint patrol by Amotekun operatives, the military and other security agencies had been yielding positive results.

Adeleye noted that the joint security patrol teams had combed some forests like Jubere forest, Ilale in Owo, Aromogija, Ute, to the boundary between Ondo and Edo States to Akoko where some of the kidnappers were arrested.

“The 28 suspects we are parading today shows that we have more of kidnappers than any other criminal activities. This is in continuation of our efforts at ensuring that kidnapping in Ondo State becomes a thing of the past”.

“We have people who kidnapped themselves and raised alarm and in our diligent investigations, we were able to unravel the mystery surrounding the disappearance to the extent that they confessed. We equally have kidnapped suspects of some very high profile individuals in the society that we are working on”.

He added that some of the victims who were rescued,  lost their senses and even forgot things for days.

Adeleye also urged the public not to use their names to register sim cards or anything on behalf of others.

“In the last three weeks, we carried out several joint patrols between the men of Amotekun and the military, Civil Defence as well as with with police and the joint patrol teams combed the forest like Jubere forest, Ilale in Owl, aromogija, Ute, to the boundary between Ondo State and Edo State through Akoko where some of the kidnappers were  arrested.

“The kidnappers are aware now that the forests in Ondo State are not for them again.”