Security agents nab kidnap kingpin, 4 others in Kwara

By Demola Akinyemi, Ilorin

No less 5 kidnap suspects were caught successful Kwara State by information agents connected Friday. Also 127 bags of cannabis were recovered hidden successful a lorry-load of yam.

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The apprehension and interception was made by the Joint Security Forces.

Among those arrested connected Friday were a notorious Tukur Ibrahim from Tsaragi, who unleashed kidnappings panic successful Babanla connected August 8, a improvement that astir near the assemblage deserted.

Teams of the associated information forces comprising of the Police, Army, forests guards, vigilantes and officers from National Security Adviser successful Abuja, person been strategically positioned astatine flash points successful Kwara South and North wherever kidnappings and banditry were prevailent.

Spokesperson of Kwara State Police Command, Ejire Adetoun Adeyemi, confirmed the improvement successful a connection she made disposable to journalists connected Saturday morning.

The connection reads: “The Kwara State Police Command, successful collaboration with Operatives of the National Security Adviser (NSA), the Nigeria Forest Security Service (NFSS), and vigilante groups, has recorded different important breakthrough successful the combat against transgression and illicit cause trafficking.

“The associated operation, carried retired connected 26th September 2025 astatine astir 4p.m., on the Babanla-Oreke-Oke-Ode axis, led to the interception of a conveyance loaded with tubers of yams, nether which 127 bags of substances suspected to beryllium cannabis were concealed.‎

“‎Two antheral suspects, Dan-Teni Haruna and Rabiu Ibrahim some of Saliku, Magama Local Government Area of Niger State, were arrested successful transportation with cannabis smuggling.”

‎It further stated that “In a related development, the operatives besides apprehended Mohammed Abubakar and Hussain, some from Tsaragi, and Tukur Ibrahim a notorious kidnapper, who were progressive successful the penetration of Babanla connected 08/08/25.

“After a discreet investigation, the suspects volition beryllium arraigned successful court.”

‎‎The Commissioner of Police, Kwara State Command, Adekimj Ojo successful the connection commended the squad for their effectual collaboration and reaffirmed the Command’s committedness to maintaining information crossed the state, informing that Kwara volition not beryllium a harmless haven for transgression elements.
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