Teacher arrested for allegedly kidnapping his former pupil

Operatives of the Ogun Police Command have arrested a 29-year-old teacher, Odugbesan Samson, for kidnapping his eight-year-old pupil, Rasaq Akeeb.

Odugbesan, who was a former teacher of the boy, allegedly kidnapped him when the boy went to school in the Arifanla area of Akute in Ifo Local Government Area and hid him in undisclosed location.

The suspect later reached out to the mother of the boy through phone calls and demanded N200,000 ransom.

But the victim’s mother, Fatimat Akeeb, reported the incident at Ajuwon Divisional Police Headquarters.

She told the Police further the caller informed the boy was brought to him by somebody and would not release him until payment of ransom.

The Divisional Police Officer, Ajuwon Division, Andrew Akinseye, led a team of detectives to investigate the matter, who discovered the suspect’s hideout.

The detectives later lured him out with part payment of ransom before he was arrested.

The Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, who explained these in a statement on Wednesday, said the suspect took the police detectives to where he kept the victim and was rescued unhurt.

Abimbola, a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), said the suspect had admitted to committing the crime but blamed it on the devil.

He said the suspect will be transferred to the anti-kidnapping unit of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID) as directed by Commissioner of Police Edward Ajogun for further investigation and prosecution. (The Nation)