The police in Ekiti State on Tuesday said they had arrested five men for allegedly kidnapping a 67-year-old pharmacist, Mrs. Florence Popoola.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Alberto Adeyemi, gave the names of the suspects in Ado Ekiti as: Ogunlayi Seun, 25; Adeusi Dare, 26; Bamgboye Damilola, 27; Adeoye Sunday, 30; and Ojo Tope, 32.
According to the PPRO, the suspects have confessed to the crime as well as gave details of their specific roles in the crime.
He said that the suspects abducted their victim 11 days ago at her residence in Ikere Ekiti, few minutes after she and her husband returned from a church service.
Adeyemi said the suspects took her away to an unknown location in her Nissan Sunny Car with number plate: AG 08 KR.
He said immediately the command received a distress call, the State Intelligence Bureau (SIB) deployed its operatives to track the suspects and subsequently rescued the victim.
The PPRO said the gang demanded a N1.5million ransom from the children of the victim.
He said that the children could only pay N1million which the suspect rejected but insisted on full ransom.
Adeyemi said the suspects had since been apprehended and N323, 500 recovered from them.
He said that the suspects would soon be charged to court after the ongoing investigation must have been concluded.
(NAN)