A suspected kidnapper identified as Ibrahim Mohammed has been arrested by operatives of the Edo State Security Corps, ESSC, while allegedly delivering a firearm to his colleagues in the state.
The suspect, who hails from Borno State, was arrested by the operatives within the Oluku bypass area in Benin City.
Richard Balogun, ESSC Deputy Commander, Operations, who confirmed the arrest, said the suspect and the recovered gun have since been handed over to the police for profiling and further investigation.
Balogun said there have been incessant cases of kidnapping incidents around the Oluku bypass, Benin-Akure road and environs.
He said due to the kidnapping incident, personnel of the outfit were placed on surveillance in the area in addition to regular motorised patrols.
He added that during one of the patrols, the team got credible information that a man was going to deliver a gun to a kidnapping gang in the locality.
According to him, the security patrol was intensified. A few hours later, the suspect was spotted on a motorcycle while he concealed the gun in a long bag.
He was subsequently apprehended, and the said gun was recovered.
