Luck ran out on a 28-year old man and his
girlfriend who allegedly kidnapped a teenage boy and demanded N2 million . The lover birds who were arrested by the Lagos state police kidnapped the boy in their neighbourhood in Ikotun.
The Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Umar Manko, who disclosed this to newsmen on Saturday said that the suspects were arrested by the Special Anti -Robbery Squad (SARS).
He said SARS operatives rescued the 14-year old victim, Daniel Olumide, who was allegedly kidnapped on Feb. 2 at Ikotun.
It was gathered that the man allegedly kept the victim for two days in his girlfriend's apartment.
The police said the arrests followed a tip-off by a resident within
the neighbourhood, who told the police that he saw the victim walking
with the suspect before he was declared missing.
In a related development, SARS in Lagos State on Sunday shot dead eight suspected armed robbers in a gun-battle, Manko said.
He said the police recovered a Toyota Camry, marked EPE 737AT, during SARS one-week operation.
Manko said the vehicle was recovered within 24 hours after it was
snatched from its owner and added that the police would not relent in
fighting criminals and protecting lives and property.
He said the police acted on a tip-off and recovered the car from the
hoodlums while they were operating between Sango and Ifo, Ogun, along
the Lagos-Abeokuta expressway.
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