Kwara Police Arrest Two Togolese in Foiled Kidnap Plot

Police in Kwara State have arrested two Togolese nationals following a foiled kidnapping and extortion plot targeting a resident of Okuta. The suspects were apprehended on Thursday, July 16, after the victim reported receiving repeated threats demanding 22 million naira to avoid abduction.

According to a statement from the state police command, the complainant, identified as S. Ismaila, reported the incident at the Okuta Police Division in Baruten Local Government Area. He stated that an anonymous caller had issued a series of threats, demanding the ransom and warning that he would be kidnapped and his younger brother, Musa Ismaila, murdered if the payment was not made.

Upon receiving the report, police operatives immediately launched an intelligence-driven operation in collaboration with the Intelligence Response Team. Utilizing technical support, officers swiftly tracked and arrested two suspects identified as Yakubu Ismaila and Hadiza Kosia, both citizens of the Republic of Togo.

Preliminary investigation revealed the suspects were directly linked to the criminal conspiracy, and during interrogation, both confessed to their involvement in the attempted kidnapping and extortion...