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Ah, my people! Make I tell you wetin dey happen for Lagos wey no go make sense!. Police for Lagos don catch group of kidnappers wey dey operate like say dem be traditional priests for shrine…
Dis wahala happen for Idimu area. Dem say di officers nabbed 13 people wey dey involved for dis criminal enterprise. Dem get intelligence from operatives wey dey carry out stop-and-search operations, and na so dem find di so-called shrine wey be real den for kidnappers…
Di police Commissioner, Olohundare Jimoh, gather journalists, take dem carry go tour di place wey dem find di base. Him talk say di suspects dey part of notorious “one-chance” gang wey dey use small cars to carry victims from bus stops at night…
He explain say di gang dey lure people with promises of selling dollars or sweet fake investment schemes. Na who no gree cooperate, dem dey take dem go shrine to call di family for ransom. Na dem call di leader of di gang, Demola Adelua, wey don dey operate for over eight years…
For di early morning of operation, dem catch three suspects wey dey operate for Surulere area with one vehicle. Dem talk say if di person cooperate and dem fit collect their money, dem go just release dem. But if you too sharp, na to carry you go club for shrine dey lock you inside…
As di matter dey hot, di CP don make am clear say dem no really dey see regular kidnapping for Lagos, but di “one-chance” style dey mostly turn to full-blown kidnapping when di victim refuse to gree make dem chop dem money…
Di gang dey target worshippers wey dey go mosque or church in di early hours. Police no too dey for di morning, so dem dey exploit di chance. Di police sabi say as dem receive just two formal complaints, na im dem quickly set up tactical stop-and-search locations…
As dem carry out di search, dem recover several weapons wey di gang dey use for their crime dem. Na so dem catch di rest suspects wey increase di total number to 14…”
For inside di tour, one suspect, Rotimi Adilola, talk say di shrine na operational base for di gang. Another suspect, Amos Ogunna, proudly say na him dey manage di place, say e be like church…
One woman wey join di gang, Tina Willy, talk say na after her husband die, she no get money, and na so she find herself for di group wey dey cause all dis palaver. She confirm say some people wey no gree cooperate don find themselves fully kidnapped before…
Di CP assure Lagosians say dem dey on top security matter, and dem go pursue di remaining members of di syndicate. Him talk say dem get plans to launch undercover and community protection squads to make sure Lagos dey safe…
So my people, no allow any person carry una enter wahala o. Always check well well before you enter car for night, and make sure you dey shine your eye!
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