A university graduate and two other suspects in Lagos on Wednesday regaled us on how he and two others formed a syndicate which specialises in kidnapping little boys.
The suspects who are graduates of Economics from Olabisi Onabanjo University, were identified as Gbenga Sholaja; Olalekan Benjamin and Samson Somorin, and were arrested by men of the Igando Police Division and the Special Anti-Robbery Squad.
According to the Deputy Police Public Relations Officer, Damasus Ozoani, the suspects were arrested on September 29, 2013. Ozoani said, “They confessed to have kidnapped three children; one from Omole Phase 1, one Kola is Alagbado area and the last one in Owode Ijako, Ogun State and various amounts of money was collected as ransom.”
Sholaja who blamed unemployment said, “I had a second class upper in Accounting and did my National Youth Service Corps programme between 2010 and 2011 and since then, life has been very hard."
Olalekan on the other hand, confessed that he had been arrested by SARS and remanded in prison for kidnapping three years ago but was granted bail after the complainant refused to give evidence in court.
Olalekan on the other hand, confessed that he had been arrested by SARS and remanded in prison for kidnapping three years ago but was granted bail after the complainant refused to give evidence in court.
Shomorin, on his part, confessed to kidnapping three boys. He urged the government to pardon them, promising not to go back to crime.
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