Richard Anyebe
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 27-year-old woman, Mariam Ayila for kidnapping a 13 years old girl, Sofiat Yusau.
Ogun Police Arrest 27-Year-Old Woman For Kidnapping 13-Yr-Old Girl
This was disclosed in a statement issued on Wednesday by the command’s Spokesman, Abimbola Oyeyemi.
Oyeyemi said Ayila was arrested on Tuesday, 20th of December 2022, following a report lodged at Agbara divisional headquarters by one Ismail Yusau, who reported that he sent his daughter on an errand to Agbara market at about 11 am of the day, only to receive a strange call some hours after from an unknown person, who informed him that his daughter has been kidnapped.
According to Oyeyemi, the strange caller told him that if he didn’t send the sum of N250,000 as ransom, he will never set his eyes on the girl again.
“Upon the report, the DPO Agbara division, CSP Abiodun Salau, mobilised his Crack Detectives, who embarked on technical
and intelligence-based investigation,” the statement reads.
“Their efforts yielded positive results when the suspect was traced to her hideout at Atan Ota area, where she was promptly arrested and the little girl was rescued unhurt.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect had earlier kidnapped a young girl at Itele ota area on the 19th of December 2022, and ransom was paid to her before she released her victim.
“Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, CP Lanre Bankole had directed the suspect be handed over to the Anti kidnapping section of the criminal investigation Departments for further investigation and further investigation.”
OGUN POLICE COMMAND PRESS RELEASE
21/12/2022.
OGUN POLICE ARRESTS 27 YEARS OLD WOMAN FOR KIDNAPPING.
A 27 years old woman, Mariam Ayila was on Tuesday, 20th of December 2022, arrested by men of Ogun police command, for kidnapping a 13yrs old girl, Sofiat Yusau. pic.twitter.com/kGJvRTj0tT— Ogun State Police Command (@OgunPoliceNG) December 21, 2022
Meanwhile, Kanyi Daily reported how the police arrested a 28-year-old female serial kidnapper who abducted two boys and collected N70k ransom
