Kwara state police command has arrested a suspected trans-border kidnapper and recovered N2.3m, two cellphones, one Bluetooth, and other dangerous weapons

The suspect, Mohammed Alo according to the police, is a Benin Republic citizen.

The command added that it recovered one locally-made gun, a machete, jackknife, two cellphones, one Bluetooth, and a sum of two million, three hundred thousand Naira.

In a statement, the spokesperson of the command, Ajayi Okasanmi said “acting on an impeccable intelligence, a team of detectives headed by the Divisional Police Officer, Kosubosu, assisted by the local vigilante, stormed a forest within Kosubosu, Baruten local government area of the state in search of some suspected kidnappers hibernating within the forest.

“Consequently, a diligent search of the bushes by the police and vigilante team led to the arrest of the Beninoise. The suspect confessed to being a member of a trans-border kidnapping gang, whose other gang members are now in the Benin Republic.

Okasanmi said that “, the suspect would be charged to court as soon as investigation is concluded.