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  • Man kidnaps own father, collects N2.5 million ransom

    The anti-kidnapping team of the Kwara Police Command has arrested Issa Naigheti for kidnapping his father, Bature Naigboho, and collecting a ransom of N2.5 million.

    The command’s spokesperson, SP Ajayi Okasanmi, made the disclosure in a statement on Saturday in Ilorin.

    Okasanmi said Police operatives arrested Naigheti on Jan. 4 around Kambi area, Ilorin, while on the trail of suspected kidnappers.

    ”He confessed under interrogation to having conspired with two others to kidnap his father in Igboho/Igbeti area of Oyo State, and collected N2.5 million as ransom.

    ”Efforts are ongoing to arrest his other accomplices, and the case would be transferred to Oyo State, the venue of the crime,” Okasanmi said.

  • Boy shoots 12-year-old brother to death while testing “bulletproof” charm

    Belief in the efficacy of a locally-prepared charm that could stave off gunshots has led to the death of a 12-year-old child in Kaiama in Kwara.

    His elder brother shot him dead while testing the efficacy of the charm with which the two of them had just “fortified’’ themselves.

    Police spokesman in Kwara, SP Ajayi Okasanmi, stated in Ilorin on Monday that upon their return home after procuring the charm, the elder took their father’s hunting Dane gun and shot the deceased to test its efficacy.

    The 12-year-old died on the spot from the shot, he stated.

    “The two of them are sons of one Abubakar Abubakar, a hunter in Dutse Gogo town in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara.

    “The culprit escaped into the bushes immediately after the act.

    “Investigation into the matter has started.

    “Parents and guardians are advised to monitor activities of their children and avoid doing certain things in their presence to prevent incidents of this nature,’’ Okasanmi stated.