On Tuesday, Abiodun Alamutu, the Commissioner of Police in the state, revealed this information during the parade of suspects at the state headquarters in Eleweran, Abeokuta.
The 27 other suspected kidnappers, armed robbers, and cultists were paraded together with the police officers. According to Alamutu, the arrest of the three police officers and a civilian was made based on a report filed by Kashimao Emmanuel, a student at Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED), Ijagun, Ijebu-Ode.
The suspects are Inspector Taiwo Kolawole, Inspector John Ogbe and Cpl Idowu Sunday, all attached to the Ijebu-Ife division, and one civilian, Adesiyan Mathew, said to be the driver.
According to Alamutu, the complainant stated that during his drive in a Toyota Venza, bearing license plate No. LSD 813 EX, he was approached by a group of four armed individuals.
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One of them was dressed in police round-neck camouflage, while the remaining three were in civilian clothing. The victim mentioned that the gang requested his phone, but he refused to comply.
“In the process, one of them fired a shot into the air and that was when he complied. They entered his car and took him away towards Sagamu expressway. On getting to Ososa, they made a U-turn to Ijebu-Ode, where a sum of N300,000 was forcefully transferred from his account to Opay account no. 9097829766,” Alamutu said.
The CP said during the investigation, two other complainants who were victims at various times, came forward and identified the suspects to have earlier robbed them of their belongings in the same manner.
Alamutu said the policemen had been tried in an orderly room and dismissed.
“They will be charged to court soonest,” he said.
The suspects were found in possession of several items, including six rifles with breach number 23286 and 10 rounds of live ammunition, as well as one AK-47 rifle with breach number 804274 and six rounds of ammunition.
Additionally, a Toyota Camry with the license plate APP 684 DX was also recovered as an exhibit.
