Kogi state government has recorded more successes in it ongoing crackdown on kidnapping informants in Okun land with the arrest of two new suspects.
In a press statement issued by the State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Femi Fanwo, on Tuesday, Babatunde Aledare, the suspected kidnapping informant earlier arrested in Ayetoro Kiri, Kabba-Bunu local government area, has made confessional statements and revealed the identities of other collaborators involved in aiding kidnapping operations in the area.
Fanwo disclosed that following Aledare’s confession, two more informants, one Dare Okegbe and Lakutu Omobab Ajelesimi, have been arrested in the last 48 hours.
Both suspects are also from Ayetoro Kiri and have confessed to working with kidnappers to set up members of their own community for abduction.
“This development marks another significant step forward in our ongoing efforts to dismantle kidnapping networks in Okunland. More arrests may follow as investigations continue.
“The Kogi State Government remains committed to ensuring the safety of all citizens and will leave no stone unturned in the fight against criminality,” Fanwo said.
