Security operatives uncover bread sellers, sachet water factories supplying kidnappers in Kogi.
The Kogi state government says it has uncovered a network of criminal collaborators aiding kidnapping gangs across parts of the state.
In a statement on Sunday, Kingsley Fanwo, the state commissioner for information and communications, said joint security forces initiated a series of targeted operations in Kabba/Bunu, Ijumu, Yagba East, and Yagba West LGAs in response to recent spikes in insecurity.
He said the operations followed the kidnapping and subsequent death of a retired army officer from Odo-Ape, the abduction of a prominent farmer from Ponyan in Yagba East, and other similar incidents in Yagba West.
He said the abducted farmer and several others were freed within days through sustained security efforts.
“One of the key revelations from these operations emerged from the case of the late Samson Enietan, a notorious criminal informant who was alleged to have committed suicide after his activities were exposed,” the statement reads.
“While preliminary claims suggest he committed suicide, the Kogi State Government disputes this version of events, pointing instead to a likely internal execution by fellow conspirators, afraid he might expose more names.”
Fanwo said in a related operation, victims kidnapped from Kiri in Kabba/Bunu were also rescued.
He said their testimonies provided critical leads, including the arrest of Babatunde Aledare, a native of Ayetoro Kiri, who confessed to being a key informant within the criminal network.
The Kogi state government says it has uncovered a network of criminal collaborators aiding kidnapping gangs across parts of the state.
In a statement on Sunday, Kingsley Fanwo, the state commissioner for information and communications, said joint security forces initiated a series of targeted operations in Kabba/Bunu, Ijumu, Yagba East, and Yagba West LGAs in response to recent spikes in insecurity.
He said the operations followed the kidnapping and subsequent death of a retired army officer from Odo-Ape, the abduction of a prominent farmer from Ponyan in Yagba East, and other similar incidents in Yagba West.
He said the abducted farmer and several others were freed within days through sustained security efforts.
“One of the key revelations from these operations emerged from the case of the late Samson Enietan, a notorious criminal informant who was alleged to have committed suicide after his activities were exposed,” the statement reads.
“While preliminary claims suggest he committed suicide, the Kogi State Government disputes this version of events, pointing instead to a likely internal execution by fellow conspirators, afraid he might expose more names.”
Fanwo said in a related operation, victims kidnapped from Kiri in Kabba/Bunu were also rescued.
He said their testimonies provided critical leads, including the arrest of Babatunde Aledare, a native of Ayetoro Kiri, who confessed to being a key informant within the criminal network.
Security operatives uncover bread sellers, sachet water factories supplying kidnappers in Kogi.
The Kogi state government says it has uncovered a network of criminal collaborators aiding kidnapping gangs across parts of the state.
In a statement on Sunday, Kingsley Fanwo, the state commissioner for information and communications, said joint security forces initiated a series of targeted operations in Kabba/Bunu, Ijumu, Yagba East, and Yagba West LGAs in response to recent spikes in insecurity.
He said the operations followed the kidnapping and subsequent death of a retired army officer from Odo-Ape, the abduction of a prominent farmer from Ponyan in Yagba East, and other similar incidents in Yagba West.
He said the abducted farmer and several others were freed within days through sustained security efforts.
“One of the key revelations from these operations emerged from the case of the late Samson Enietan, a notorious criminal informant who was alleged to have committed suicide after his activities were exposed,” the statement reads.
“While preliminary claims suggest he committed suicide, the Kogi State Government disputes this version of events, pointing instead to a likely internal execution by fellow conspirators, afraid he might expose more names.”
Fanwo said in a related operation, victims kidnapped from Kiri in Kabba/Bunu were also rescued.
He said their testimonies provided critical leads, including the arrest of Babatunde Aledare, a native of Ayetoro Kiri, who confessed to being a key informant within the criminal network.
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