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Kwara: Suspect Nab As Abductors Demand N40M Ransom For Release Of Monarch’s Wife, Two Others
The arrested suspect was found with foreign currency
Ilorin, Kwara State– The Kwara State Police Command has arrested a suspect linked to the killing of Oba Olusegun Aremu-Cole, Olukoro of Koro-Ekiti in the Ekiti local government area of Kwara State.
Recalled Afrika Eyes reported how gunmen attacked the monarch’s palace and murdered him, while also abducted his wife and two others.
Earlier, the kidnappers contacted the monarch’s family, initially demanding N100 million ransom. However, they later reduced the amount to N40 million for the release of their captives.
Chief Kehinde Bayode, Chairman of the Transition Implementation Committee (TIC) in the local government, confirmed to newsmen that a suspect was arrested on Saturday in the Eruku area of the council.
“The arrested suspect was found with foreign currency and I had got in touch with the DPO in the area not to release the suspect.”
He explained that the kidnappers had got in touch with the family demanding for N100 million ransom which has now been reduced to N40million.
“We are still negotiating with them and right now, I’m on my way to Koro to get the latest information on the negotiation.
“We will continue to brief you as the situation unfolds and we will keep you posted,” he added.
The spokesperson for kwara state Police command, DSP Ejire-Adeyemi Adetoun did not confirm the arrest of any suspect.
“No arrest had been made in connection with the incident, saying: “the CP has deployed tactical team to Koro Ekiti to fish out the perpetrators.”
She said, “Policemen are working with other security agencies to free those that were abducted during the kidnapping incident.
“No arrest has been made yet. We are going to keep you abreast of the development as it unfolds,” Adetoun added.
