Law enforcement apprehends individual as kidnapped Osun cattle herder is set free

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One suspect, whose identities could not be immediately confirmed, has been arrested in connection with the abduction of a Fulani herdsman based in Ijebu Jesa, Osun State, named Yahaya Sulaiman.

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The victim has, however, regained freedom after payment of an undisclosed amount as ransom.

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The PUNCH reports that some gunmen had abducted Sulaiman and demanded a sum of N70million in ransom before his release.

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Reliable source in Ijebu Jesa, who preferred anonymity for security reasons, said the incident occurred at about 9pm on Monday.

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The source further told The PUNCH that Sulaimon must have been targeted by the perpetrators.

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He added that the gunmen, asked for his whereabouts from a particular resident of the neighborhood where the abduction took place before he was eventually identified, captured and whisked away to an unknown place.

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Providing update on the incident during an interview with The PUNCH on Friday, a security source in Ijebu Jesa, who pleaded anonymity since he was not authorized to comment, said Sulaiman was released on Thursday after the abductors had collected an undisclosed amount as ransom.

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“He was released on Thursday. They (abductors) collected huge amount of money as ransom before they released him. One of the perpetrators was arrested.

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“They found on his firearms and ammunition. He has been taken to Osogbo. He is with the police in Osogbo. Sulaiman was immediately taken to the hospital when he was freed,” he said.

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When contacted for confirmation, Osun Police Command Public Relations Officer, Abiodun Ojelabi, said Sulaiman was “rescued by the police, adding that a “suspect arrested in connection with the incident is with the police.”

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