Police Inspector, Two Worshipers Kidnapped in Ogun Mosque

A police officer, Inspector Kamarudeen Bello, who oubles as the chief Imam of a mosque at Soyoye in Abeokuta North Local Government Area of Ogun State, have been kidnapped by suspected gunmen along side two other Worshipers last week .

The abducted officer is attached to one of the divisional police headquarters in Abeokuta, the Ogun capital.

It was gathered that Bello’s wife had given birth to a baby four days before the incident.

A source said the abductors had contacted the families of the victims, demanding N5 million ransom for each victim.

The source said, “The wife of Inspector Kamarudeen was contacted with the phone number of one of the kidnapped victims.”

However, it was gathered on Sunday that the policeman and the other victims regained freedom after payment of the ransom.

“I don’t know how much each of them paid, but I think the police Inspector parted with about N700,000 before he was released,” a source said.
When contacted, the Police Spokesman, Abimbola Oyeyemi, confirmed the abduction and release of the victims on Sunday.
Oyeyemi, however, said he was not aware if any ransom was paid.

He added that that police would not relent in dealing with kidnappers and other criminal elements terrorising the State.