A middle-aged man suspected
to be a kidnapper and ritualist, Adetoyinbo, who usually disguised as a madman
to operate was on Monday, apprehended by residents of Orita Obele area of
Akure, Ondo state capital.
Some vigilant residents,
however, approached the madman and found in his bag some charms and two handsets
in his pocket.
It was however gathered
that the suspected kidnapper immediately removed the Sims cards from the phone
and swallowed it before the people could recover it from him.
Tribune Online learnt that
the mob descended on the suspected madman who confessed to be acting as a
mentally deranged man to kidnap some children in the area.
He was said to have
confessed travelling from Edo state to Akure said he had been in the kidnapping
business for some time and pretending to be a madman.
An eyewitness, Mr Ganiyu
Yusuf, said the mob descended on him and beat him to coma, saying the timely
intervention of the security operatives from the area saved him from being set
ablaze by the angry mob.
He said some charms and
ritual substances were also found in the suspect’s bag, and explained that
“this man was caught this morning around Orita-obele Estate by some vigilant
residents who had been monitoring his movement for the past two weeks and confronted
him.
“He was caught and it was
discovered that he was actually not a madman but pretending and confessed to be
a kidnapper while two phones were recovered from him.
“He confessed that he came
from Edo state and has been kidnapping in Akure for sometimes but refused to
mention his sponsors. The police intervention saved him from being set ablaze,
he is presently in Okuta Elerinla Police Station.”
“Please let us be vigilant,
and God will continue to expose the evil doers,” he said.
Confirming the arrest of
the suspected madman, the State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Mr Femi
Joseph said the man was accused to have chewed and swallowed the SIM card of
his phone when he was apprehended.
The PPRO however said the
man has been arrested and was still in the police custody for further
investigations.
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