Police kill two suspected kidnappers Recover weapons in Ondo
The Ondo State Police Command said its operatives have neutralised two suspected kidnappers during a gun duel at Ilu Abo in Akure North Local Government Area of the state. The spokesperson for the command, DSP Abayomi Jimoh in a statement, said the incident occurred on Wednesday at about 3:30 a.m., when a patrol team from the Federal Highway Patrol Unit, Ilu-Abo responded to a distress call regarding the activities of armed men at Olaiya Block Industry, located beside Ilu-Abo High School on the Akure–Owo Expressway. Jimoh stated that preliminary reports revealed that about seven masked armed men invaded the premises of the block industry and demanded to see the owner. “Acting swiftly on credible intelligence, the police patrol team mobilized to the scene, where the suspects engaged operatives in a fierce exchange of gunfire. “During the encounter, two of the […]