A soldier and two others have been arrested by the Special Anti Robbery Squad of the Oyo State Police Command for kidnapping, robbery and rape.
While parading the suspects at the police headquarters, Eleyele, Ibadan, the Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Odude, said the gang was led by one Rasak Olaide.
The CP disclosed the modus operandi of the suspects who were usually clad in a military camouflage to go about kidnapping people, robbing and sexually abusing their female victims.
He said: “The suspect had been carrying out these criminal activities for some time until they were caught recently.”
The police boss reiterated that the suspects armed with guns, jack knife and other dangerous weapons abducted one Rasak Micheal and his girlfriend Rashidat at Mobile Area, Oluyole, Ibadan and took them to an hotel where they were till the next day before they were released.
“While they were in captivity, the suspects took turns to rape the female victim and videotape the sex escapade for the purpose of blackmail in future. The suspects also stole the victims’ ATM cards having forcefully obtained the pin number and unlawfully withdrew large sums of money from the victims’ bank account.”
The leader of the gang, Azeez Olaide, admitted that they actually perpetrate the act.
