By Admin
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The police in Lagos have arrested two Pakistanis for allegedly kidnapping another Pakistani in Ikeja area of the state.
The Pakistani suspects who specialized in kidnapping people for ransom numbering about seven, were said to have lured the victim to Lagos from his base in Kano under the pretext that they had a job for him as a chef.
Lagos police image maker Mr. Benjamin Hundeyin stated that the the police rescued the 48 yr old Pakistani from the due of a 19 yr old oman Gull and 28 yr old Aftab Ahmad both Pakistanis while five other Pakistanis escaped.
According to Mr Hundeyin, the suspects booked the victim’s flight to Lagos and lodged him in a hotel on February 28, 2025 but the next day, the seven suspects visited the victim, overpowered him, tied his hands and legs, and sent a message to his boss in Kano to pay the sum of Fifty Million Naira ransom for his release or else he would be killed.
He said the boss paid One Million Naira three days later to buy time and thereafter alerted the Police.
“Recovered from the suspects are their operational vehicle, a grey coloured Toyota Camry salon car, the victim’s Two Thousand Dollars cash, three ATM cards, green card, driver’s license and NIN slip” Hundeyin writes.
He said “Furthermore, concerted efforts are on to arrest the fleeing suspects and arraign them in court on conclusion of investigation into the case.
Meanwhile, the rescued victim is in good condition and has established contact with his family”
The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, CP Olohundare Jimoh, while commending officers and men of Ikeja Division for a job well done, assured residents and visitors to Lagos State of the total commitment of the Command to their safety and security at all times.
The huge success of the operation by the police at Ikeja division is in strict compliance with the directive of the Inspector General Of Police that all commands should stamp out kidnapping and other related violent crimes in the country.
