Man arrested for kidnapping his dad and collecting ₦2.5 million ransom in Kwara State.

Man arrested for kidnapping his dad and collecting ₦2.5 million ransom in Kwara State.

A man, Issa Naigheti, has been arrested by the Kwara State Police Command for allegedly kidnapping his father and collecting a ransom of ₦2.5 million.

Ajayi Okasanmi, spokesman of the command, who disclosed this said the suspect was arrested around Kambi area of Ilorin. He said officers attached to the anti-kidnapping team of the Kwara police command arrested the suspect while on the trail of suspected kidnappers.

Okasanmi added that efforts were ongoing to arrest his other accomplices. “The suspect confessed under interrogation to having conspired with two others to kidnap his father, Bature Naigboho in Igboho/Igbeti area of Oyo State and collected ₦2.5m ransom,” Okasanmi said.

He added that the case would be transferred to Oyo State, the venue of the crime.