An alleged kidnapper who pretended to be a lunatic has been arrested by operatives of the Ondo State Security Agency Network also known as Amotekun Corps.
32-year old Ibrahim Labaran was sighted in different locations in the state allegedly displaying lunacy.
Reports say that he was arrested in the Akure garage area of Ondo town, headquarters of the Ondo West Local Government Area of the State following the way he was dressed and walked around..
The reports added that the state security operatives have been monitoring the suspect for a while until there was enough evidence to arrest him.
Operatives of Amotekun are said to have pounced on the suspect when he was about to picked up by persons who arrived in a black jeep to take him away.
A hawker in the park who claimed to have witnessed the events said Ibrahim was spotted walking aimlessly like a lunatic to and fro Akure garage to Itanla junction before the black jeep pulled up beside him to arrest him.
His movements raised suspicion prompting the people around the area to gather round him and beat him up.
While making confessions after his arrest, Labaran told security men that he was indeed not a lunatic but working for a certain Rabiu Adamu in Akure, the Ondo State capital.
The alleged kidnapper added that he is from Sokoto State and that Rabiu, his in-law brought him to Akure park and put him in a car going to Ondo town.
According to him, “The man paid N700 to the driver and later gave me N1,500 to board a car going to Ore and from Ore to Epe where I am going to work. He did not tell me the kind of work I am to do.
He added that, “Rabiu was coming behind in his black jeep with 3 other men inside. He told me to remove my SIM card and put it in Akure garage roundabout and proceed to Ore before I was arrested at Itanla because of the way I was dressed.”
The Amotekun Corps disclosed that they are on the trail of the owner of the back jeep and the 3 other men in Akure for further investigations.
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