OGUN POLICE DEAL MAJOR BLOWS TO CRIMINAL NETWORKS: 7 KIDNAP VICTIMS RESCUED, 3 SUSPECTED KIDNAPPERS NEUTRALISED, 38 SUSPECTS ARRESTED, 2 FIREARMS, 75 LIVE ROUNDS OF AMMUNITION, VEHICLES AND STOLEN PROPERTY RECOVERED
The Ogun State Police Command, under the leadership of the Commissioner of Police, CP Bode Ojajuni, psc, FCSS, MNIPR, has sustained proactive and intelligence-led policing across the State, recording the rescue of seven kidnapped victims, neutralisation of three suspected kidnappers, arrest of 38 suspects, including 23 foreign nationals in connection with an alleged Ponzi scheme/visa scam, 12 suspected cultists, a suspected armed robber and a suspected fraudster/fake clergyman, as well as the recovery of firearms, ammunition, vehicles, motorcycles and other exhibits.
- ANTI-KIDNAPPING UNIT, DSS LEAD COORDINATED OPERATION TO RESCUE SEVEN KIDNAP VICTIMS, NEUTRALISE THREE SUSPECTED KIDNAPPERS
The Ogun State Command’s Anti-Kidnapping Unit, working assiduously with the Department of State Services (DSS), Nigerian Army and other security agencies, has recorded a major operational breakthrough with the rescue of seven kidnapped victims and neutralisation of three suspected kidnappers.
The victims were abducted on 29th July, 2026, at about 1940hrs, along Paraga Street, Ipara, Ogun State. Immediately the incident was reported, the Anti-Kidnapping Unit swiftly mobilised and commenced intelligence-led operations to locate the victims, identify the perpetrators and secure their safe rescue.
The Anti-Kidnapping Unit, in close collaboration with the DSS and other security agencies, sustained painstaking intelligence gathering, surveillance and coordinated ground operations, maintaining relentless pressure on the abductors.
On 3rd August, 2026, the ongoing operation received additional aerial support following a request by the Ogun State Governor, Prince Dr Dapo Abiodun, CON, to the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, psc(+), NPM. The request was promptly approved, resulting in the deployment of a Police helicopter from the Police Air Wing to complement the ongoing ground operations.
The combination of intelligence sharing, surveillance, aerial support and coordinated ground operations subsequently enabled the security team to locate and rescue the seven victims from their abductors.
The rescued victims were immediately taken to the Police Hospital for medical attention. One of the victims sustained a gunshot injury during the incident and received appropriate treatment.
Rather than stopping after the successful rescue, the Anti-Kidnapping Unit, working closely with the DSS and other security agencies, immediately intensified efforts to locate and apprehend the fleeing members of the criminal gang.
Consequently, at about 0200hrs on 6th August, 2026, anti-kidnapping operatives, supported by DSS personnel and acting on credible intelligence, located and stormed the suspected kidnappers’ hideout along the Sagamu-Abeokuta Expressway.
The suspects engaged the security operatives in a gun battle, during which three suspected kidnappers were neutralised, while other members of the gang escaped with suspected gunshot wounds.
Recovered from the hideout were one AK-47 rifle, one empty magazine, four mobile phones and ₦2.3 million in cash.
The bodies of the deceased suspects were deposited at the State Hospital Morgue, Ijaiye, Abeokuta, for autopsy.
The Anti-Kidnapping Unit, in collaboration with the DSS, Nigerian Army and other security agencies, has intensified intelligence gathering and coordinated operations aimed at locating and apprehending the fleeing members of the gang.
- ITELE DIVISION ARRESTS SUSPECTED ARMED ROBBER, RECOVERS FIREARM
On 3rd August, 2026, at about 0048hrs, the Itele Division received a distress report from a commercial motorcyclist alleging that two passengers he picked up at Three Crown Bus Stop attempted to rob him at gunpoint along Orji Block Area, Itele.