Operatives
of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad have shot and killed an alleged
kidnap gang leader, John Paul,31, during an exchange of gun battle in
Lagos state.
The force also rescued a victim, Saheed Kolawole, said to be the
director of Scot Hotel in Odonla who was abducted around 10pm on Friday,
January 30, 2015 in the Ikorodu area of the state. Hotel
director, Saheed Kolawole, rescued by the police after they shot one of
his abductors in Ikorodu, Lagos state. (Photo Credit: Punch)
The kidnappers took Kolawole to an unknown destination after which
they called his family on phone and demanded a ransom of $200,000.
According to Punch,
while the family reported the matter to the police, they also made
arrangements to pay the ransom. The gang reportedly told the relatives
to come to a place in the Owutu, Ikorodu area.
On Wednesday, February 4, 2015, the unsuspecting kidnappers went to
collect the ransom on a bike when the police who had been on ambush
opened fire on them.
They returned fire and during the encounter, the gang leader
reportedly sustained bullet wounds while other members fled the scene.
The leader of the group was rushed to the hospital where he died the next day.
The police traced and discovered their hideout where they allegedly
rescued their captive who according to a police source was brutalised by
the gang who cut his body with cutlasses.
According to the source, the same gang had attacked the Owutu Police
Division in Ikorodu, and killed two policemen during another gun duel.
He said, “The kidnappers took him (Kolawole) to an uncompleted
building in the Owutu area from where they were communicating with his
family.
“They stripped him naked, and used cutlass on his body. They poured
petrol on his skin and threatened to burn it so that his family would
hear his scream on the phone and agree to pay the ransom.
“It was the same gang which attacked the Owutu Police Station and
shot dead two policemen. They are known to have multiple hideouts in the
area. The police have shot dead their gang leader and the others had
fled for now.”
A Toyota Corolla car marked, APP 626 CP, was recovered by the police.
During a press briefing on Tuesday, February 17, 2015, the Lagos
State Commissioner of Police, Kayode Aderanti, said, “When I got the
information, I directed the Operation Commander, SARS, SP Abba Kyari, to
go after the gang.
“The SARS decoy team was able to gun down the kidnap gang leader and
rescue the victim alive. The operational vehicle of the gang was also
recovered while further investigations are ongoing to apprehend other
fleeing gang members.”
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