Men of the Kwara State Police Command have arrested three suspects over the abduction of Mrs Jumoke Bamigboye, the wife of a former military administrator of Bauchi and Osun states.
The suspects are identified as Abubakar Ibrahim, Mamud Ibrahim and Muhamed Kiri.
One female suspect Abibatu Jimoh was supplies food to kidnappers and the victims was also arrested.
Jumoke Bamigboye, a senior magistrate in the state was abducted on Saturday by gunmen and released on Monday night after three days in captivity.
Kwara State Police Command’s spokesperson, Okasanmi Ajayi, confirmed the rescue and arrest on Tuesday in Ilorin.
“On 05/11/2022 at about 1800hrs an information regarding the abduction of Magistrate Oladapo Jumoke Bamigboye ‘F’ of GRA, Ilorin was received.
” The victim was said to have been abducted in her farm located at Ayegun Village via Eyenkorin, Ilorin at about 1730hrs of same day,” the statement read.
“On reciept of the information, the Commissioner of Police Kwara State, Cp Paul Odama psc(+) immediately dispatched a team of Anti-Kidnapping unit assisted by Vigilante and local hunters to the scene to comb and search for possible rescue of the victim.
“The victim was geo-located to have been hidden in the forest between Eyenkorin/Afon/ Ogbomoso axis, this discovery emboldened the police teams to intensify their search, rescue and arrest operation in the located area which consequently culminated in the release of the victims.
“The efforts of the police and vigilante teams led to the recovery of the victims vehicle, arrest of three (3) male suspects Abubakar Ibrahim ‘M’, Mamud Ibrahim ‘M’, Muhamed Kiri ‘M’ and one female suspect named Abibatu Jimoh ‘f’ who was discovered to be the supplier of Gari and other food items with which the victim was fed while under their captivity.
“Investigation into the matter is still ongoing as efforts are still in top gear to arrest the remaining kidnappers.
” The victim has now been re-united with her family after undergoing medical examination to ascertain the condition of her health,” the PPRO added.
Meanwhile, Kwara CP, Paul Odama has empathized with the victim and her family over the unpleasant and traumatic experience during her period with the abductors.
He stated that the police would not relent in her attempt to possibly eradicate crimes and criminality in the State.
The CP confirmed that the suspects arrested in the matter would be charged to court as soon as investigation into the case in concluded.
The kidnappers reportedly demanded N100 million ransom for her release but later pruned their demand to N50 million after negotiations with the family.
Although her husband, Colonel Theophilus Bamigboye (retd) confirmed that ransom was paid to the kidnappers, he did not disclose the specific amount paid for her release.
He, however, said she was taken to the hospital for medical treatment after her release from the kidnappers’ den.
