Chinese Kidnapped At A Construction Firm Rescued

‘Wole Adedeji, Ilorin.

A Chinese national, name not yet disclosed by the Police who was kidnapped last Monday in Shao, Moro Local Government Area of Kwara State has been rescued.

On the day the he was kidnapped by gunmen who attacked CGC Construction Company where he worked  between Shao and Oloru a Mobile Police Inspector; Adebayo Adeforiti was killed before the Chinese was abducted and taken into the bush.

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This reporter gathered that shortly after the gunmen finished the attack and going into the bush, they met the head of Shao local vigilante team and opened fire on him but were shocked that their fire power had no effect on him and thereafter, took to their heels.

The vigilante man who did not know about the incident before his encounter with the gunmen got to town and was told of what happened. He was said to be the one who subsequently organized his men and began combing the bush ever since.

However, the Kwara State Police Command through its Spokesman, Ajayi Okasanmi, SP said; “efforts by the police and other security operatives  deployed in the search and rescue operation in favour of a Chinese citizen  abducted by some gunmen on 3/7/2022 at CGC construction company along Shao/Oloru express way yielded positive results”.

According to him; “the pressure mounted on the kidnappers by the rescue teams became so intense that the criminals could no more  stand the heat, forcing them to abandon the victim and escape for their lives.

“Policemen and the tactical teams deployed for the operation are still  in the bushes in an effort to get the criminals arrested to face justice.

“Meanwhile, the rescued Chinese citizen is currently undergoing medical examination to ascertain his state of health before his reunion with his family”, he concluded.

Meanwhile, a man the police said is suspected to be a ritualist whose stock in trade is buying, trading and trafficking in human body parts had been apprehended with a human skull he allegedly couriered from Lagos to Kwara State while on his way to Balogun Fulani Motor Park area of Ilorin.

The man; Ibrahim Hamza ‘m’ aged 41years of Orisunbare area of Okolowo, Ilorin was reported to have earlier recieved the  the human skull package from the motor park before he was nabbed by the police.

Okasanmi said;  “upon discret  search conducted on him, a human skull concealed in a carton with his name and phone number inscribed on it was recovered.

“Preliminary investigations into the matter revealed that the suspect actually procured the human skull, a horse head, chimpanzee head and other items that were recovered in his house which he was said to heve confessed that he intended to use for money making rituals”, according to the police spokesman.

Meanwhile, Okasanmi said the Kwara Commissioner of Police, CP Tuesday Assayomo psc(+) commended the detectives for a job well done and admonished them to intensify further  investigations  to ensure that the remaining accomplices in the crimes were arrested and duly prosecuted.

The CP he said, enjoined transport unions in the state to always cooperate with the law enforcement agencies in the onerous task of getting rid of crimes and criminality in Kwara State.