Oyo Police Arrest Killers Of US-based Hotelier, LAUTECH  Final Year Student

Operatives of Oyo State Police Command has arrested the suspected killers of US-based hotelier, Olugbenga Owolabi and final year student of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, (LAUTECH) Ogbomoso, Rachel Opadele.

It would be recalled that the two victims were abducted in August 2022, at a hotel located in the Abaa community in Surulere Local Government Area of Ogbomoso.

Osifeso said the suspected kidnappers, who have been terrorising people of Ogbomoso, intercepted and attack Hameed at a desolate spot, while armed with AK-47 Riffles and other dangerous weapons and later whisked their victim away into a thick forest.

According to the PPRO, the suspects later contacted the victim’s relative and demanded for N1 million ransom before he could be released.

He said that when the command team got wind of the incident, it deployed all available resources in rescuing the victim unhurt with his abductors arrested.

The statement read; “Sequel to this directive, operatives attached to the Monitoring Unit swung into action and in the process of combing the thick forest alongside local hunters and members of Vigilance group, they stumbled upon where the victim was held captive and rescued him unhurt.

“The victim during debriefing, narrated his ordeal in the hands of his abductors and explained that while the kidnappers were negotiating his ransom, they claimed responsibility for the death of an Ogbomosho hotelier, Mr Gbenga Owolabi, threatening that he (the abductee) would suffer a similar fate should his ransom payment process get thwarted by involving the police,” the PPRO stated.

“The victim also gave other useful information to the Police operatives and this led to the arrest of three members of the kidnapping syndicate,” Osifeso added.