The Nigeria Police Force has smashed a police team which allegedly specialised in kidnapping travellers along the Ife-Ibadan Expressway.
The suspects have been identified as three policemen named AP/No.209309 Inspector Awo Augustine, AP/No.355412 Inspector Ola Benjamin and F/No. 508953 Corporal Olatoye Olawale Serving At the Oyo State Command.
A situation report sighted by Securitynewsalert.com reads: “On the 8th of May 2025, at about 11:am, following information received that some travellers have been kidnapped and taken to Akinrere bush along Ife/Ibadan Express Way, Ikire…
“Immediately team of detectives include operatives led by a Divisional Police Officer (DPO), a Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP), Mr Bamidele Olatona, swiftly swung into action where three policemen named Ap/No.209309 Inspr. Awo Augustine, Ap/No.355412 Inspr Ola Benjamin And F/No. 508953 Cpl Olatoye Olawale Serving At Oyo State Command were arrested with one Adeoye Adebayo and brought to the station.
“During interrogation, the victim named Adeoye Adebayo said that he boarded a commercial vehicle from Abeokuta to Akure getting to Asejire area Ibadan a team of policemen stop their vehicle and order him to come down and entered their patrol car and drove him into bush where they forcefully obtained the sum of seventy thousand naira only N70,000 from him. “Meanwhile, the cash exhibit has been recovered from the policemen, case will be transferred to Oshogbo for further investigation.”
