Operatives of the Ondo State Police Command have arrested a suspected criminal, identified as Godspower Cletus, while attempting to withdraw a ₦1 million ransom allegedly collected from the husband of a woman he abducted in Akure.
The arrest was made by detectives assigned to the Command’s Anti-Kidnapping Squad after intelligence tracking.
According to police sources who spoke with Vanguard, Cletus reportedly stormed the residence of one Mrs Farimoyo Endurance in the Odudu area of Akure, where he allegedly robbed her at gunpoint, carting away her Android phone and ATM card.
The suspect was said to have coerced the victim into calling her husband, during which he demanded a ransom of ₦5 million under duress.
“The husband later transferred ₦1 million into the victim’s Opay account, which the suspect intended to access,” a source revealed.
Believing his operation had succeeded, the suspect fled the scene.
However, police detectives were able to track him to a POS terminal where he attempted to withdraw the ransom.
Speaking on the arrest, the state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Ayanlade Olayinka, confirmed that the suspect was apprehended while trying to access the funds.
Olayinka said, Ayanlade said, “Upon interrogation, the suspect voluntarily confessed to the crime, and investigations are ongoing to determine if he has accomplices or links to similar criminal activities within the state.”
He commended “the swift and professional response of the Anti-Kidnapping Squad.”
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