Police Parade Alleged Kidnappers of Cleric’s Twins in Ibadan

• "The love of money pushed us into it," Kidnappers claim.

The Oyo State Police Command on Monday paraded seven suspected criminals in connection with the abduction of the Sheik Akeugbagold Twins.

Parading the suspected criminals at the Police Command Headquarters Eleyele Ibadan, the State Commissioner of Police CP Olukolu Olushina said; “I will like to inform the public that the sensational case of the kidnapping of the 2-year old twins of Sheik Taofeek Azeez Akeugbagold on 25th of April, 2020, all the suspects have been arrested with substantial parts of the ransom collected, the gun used for the operation, the two operational vehicles, and one motorcycle were recovered from them.”

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CP. Olukolu who gave the names of the suspect as Ridwan Taiwo aged 30, Rafiu Mutiu 35, Olumide Ajala 36, Rafiu Modinat, Female, aged 29, Bashiru Mohammed 33, and Opeyemi Oyeleye 25, stated that the suspected criminals were arrested based on the painstaking detailed discreet investigation that traversed several States including Adamawa and Sokoto and in the process, the following members of the notorious kidnapping syndicate who later identified themselves as Ridwan Taiwo, Rafiu Mutiu, Olumide Ajala, Fatai Akaji, Bashiru Mohammed, Opeyemi Oyeleye and one Rafiu Modinat, female were arrested.

Rafiu Modinat who is the only female member within the kidnapping syndicate was detailed to take care of the babies while in a week captivity, was arrested in her hideout in Ibadan in connection with the crime and she has confessed to have collected twenty thousand naira from the ransom after they had successfully completed their crime.

According to the CP, since the suspected criminals have confessed to the crime, they will soon be charged to court for proper trial.

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One of the suspects Opeyemi Oyeleye, who happens to be one of the casual workers of Sheik Akeugbagold confessed to the crime.

He said, “I was working with the Sheikh as his social media staff, though on casual basis, the Sheikh is paying well for me, I even had the privilege to work outside whenever there is need for me to do so, myself and my gang here all teamed up to kidnapped the twins, it was I and my second Bashiru Mohammed that initiated the kidnapping process, and we invited the rest to assist us, we did this just because of the love of money, and at the same time, i can say it’s the work of the devil, I beg the authority to please help us, we have all regretted our actions.”

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In his own account, the father of the kidnapped twins, Sheikh Akeugbagold, said, “I have always be good enough to those people, I never thought they could do that to me and my household. I employed the mastermind of the crime, Opeyemi, a few weeks ago to help manage my social media accounts and we have agreed on certain amount, I promised to pay him N50, 000, I also pay him two thousand Naira on daily, I also give One thousand Naira to Bashiru as well, after they break their fast with me right in my house, at times we eat together in the same plate, I have also paid part of the agreed payment for their studio and I intend to still pay N200, 000 for the job.”

“I can’t believe they can do such a thing to me, they knew my movements. I like Yemi because of his brilliance and the advice he usually gives whenever we are talking, I never knew he could mastermind such evil against me”, Sheikh Akeugbagold said.

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