Police kill two suspected kidnappers in gun duel, recover N2.2m, gun in Ogun

Operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the Ogun State Police Command person secured the harmless merchandise of an abducted victim, neutralising 2 suspected kidnappers, and recovered a single-barrel gun.

The cognition was contained successful a connection issued by the constabulary spokesperson, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi on Wednesday.

According to the statement, the unfortunate was abducted connected Thursday, June 11, 2026, astatine Ogbe Village, successful the Obafemi-Owode section authorities country of Ogun State.

Babaseyi stated that connected receiving the report, the bid instantly activated its anti-kidnapping unit, deployed quality and tactical resources to unafraid the victim’s merchandise and bring the perpetrators to justice.

He noted that done sustained quality gathering, strategical surveillance, and relentless operational unit mounted connected the transgression gang, the unfortunate was yet released unharmed connected June 18, 2026.

The PRO disclosed that the command, successful ensuring that those liable did not evade justice, intensified follow-up operations which led the operatives to the hideout of the gang.

According to the statement, the kidnappers connected sighting the operatives opened occurrence successful a hopeless effort to defy apprehension and escape, but 2 of them were neutralised portion different members of the pack fled the country with gunshot injuries.

Babaseyi noted that different items re...