Kidnapped family members of Kwara lawmaker regain freedom, police arrest 5 suspects
Kidnapped family members of Kwara lawmaker regain freedom, police arrest 5 suspects
The abducted wife and children of the Kwara House of Assembly member Hon. Soliu Ayanshola have regained freedom from kidnappers den.
According to top government sources, the victims regained their freedom late Wednesday, at about 8pm.
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“At least five members of the gang that abducted them have also been arrested following discreet intelligence and surveillance works by all the teams involved,” one of the sources said.
Speaking with Vanguard on a condition of anonymity, a close family source also said that, “The wife and children were released few minutes ago, they’ve been reunited with members of the family, they’re safe, hale and hearty,” he confirmed.
It would be recalled that the criminals invaded the lawmaker’s ancestral home and took away his wife and two childreen a day ago.
Responding to the incident, the Kwara State Police Command said that it has arrested five persons in connection with the reported abduction of the wife and two children of Soliu Ayansola Lawal, a member of the Kwara State House of Assembly.
The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Okasanmi Ajayi, disclosed that at least five people had been arrested by the command over the abduction of the three victims.
He said the wife and two children of the lawmaker representing the Ipaiye/Malete/Olooru constituency of Moro Local Government in the State House of Assembly were abducted by gunmen on Monday.
However, the police spokesman said he read about the victims’ freedom on the social media like everyone does.
“I have not been officially briefed, i read it on the social media like you people did,” he said.