Police say all four suspects are in custody and are assisting investigators with useful information aimed at tracking down other members of the criminal network.
Oyo State is in the South-West region.
The Oyo State Police Command has recorded major breakthroughs in its ongoing crackdown on violent crime, rescuing two abducted children, arresting four suspected kidnappers and recovering a cache of sophisticated firearms linked to an armed robbery syndicate.
The command said the successes followed intelligence-led operations carried out in collaboration with the Amotekun Corps, local vigilante groups, hunters and other security stakeholders across the state.
The development was disclosed in a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka, on behalf of the Commissioner of Police, CP Abimbola Ayodeji Olugbenga.
According to the statement, the rescue operation was launched after the command received a distress call on Friday, June 27, that armed hoodlums had invaded Ebinpejo Village, via Lanlate, in Ibarapa East Local Government Area, where they attacked residents, ransacked houses and abducted two children.
Acting on credible intelligence and technical support, the joint security team traced the kidnappers’ hideout deep inside a forest, where the suspects were arrested one after another.
The command said all four suspects are in custody and are assisting investigators with useful information aimed at tracking down other members of the criminal network.
