It was a shocking news to many, when operatives of the Rapid Respond Squad (RRS) of the Ekiti State Police Command arrested a fourteen-man gang of kidnappers, 10 of which are polytechnic students.
They were alleged to have abducted a student of Crown Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti.
The student, Akiode Akinyemi was kidnapped in his hostel last week Saturday around 10am and was whisked away to unknown destination.
His abductors demanded N2.2 million as ransom from the family of the victim which was paid into eight different bank accounts.
This made the police to swing into action, and they successfully nabbed the kidnappers.
According to the Ekiti State Police PRO, ASP Sunday Abutu, he said:
“All the suspects arrested have confessed to the commission of the crime and stated that the two million, two hundred thousand naira (N2,200,000) collected as ransom before releasing the victim was shared among them,” the PPRO said.
Abutu disclosed that the suspects would soon be charged to court after completion of investigation.
