Ondo State Police Command has arrested and arraigned two suspected members of a kidnapping syndicate allegedly linked to multiple abductions across parts of the state.
The development was disclosed in a statement issued on May 4 2026, by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abayomi K. Jimoh, and posted on the official page of the command.
According to the statement, the suspects identified as Bello Denge 30year old, and Umar Isah 25, were apprehended following intelligence-driven operations carried out by police operatives.
Police said the suspects were identified by no fewer than nine victims during an identification exercise conducted at the Command Headquarters, with each of the victims confirming their alleged involvement in separate kidnapping incidents.
The statement noted that investigations linked the suspects to a network responsible for abductions in communities including Iluabo, Eleyowo, Iju-Itaogbolu and Pelebe, where residents, particularly farmers, were said to have been targeted.
“The victims independently confirmed the suspects’ active involvement in a series of abductions,” the statement said.
The police added that the suspects were formally charged to court on April 30 2026, on charges bordering on kidnapping and other violent crimes.
They have since been remanded at the Nigerian Correctional Service facility in Olokuta, while efforts are ongoing to arrest other members of the syndicate still at large.
“The Command remains resolute in its mandate to safeguard lives and property and will continue to intensify operations against all forms of criminality,” the statement added.
The police also urged residents to remain vigilant and provide credible information to support ongoing security operations.
