The Kwara State Police Command has apprehended two foreign nationals in connection with a foiled kidnapping plot, recovering the mobile phone allegedly used to perpetrate the crime. The operation was triggered by a report at the Okuta Police Division from one S. Ismaila of Okuta, who stated he had received a series of threatening telephone calls from an anonymous caller demanding N22 million to prevent his planned abduction.
Threats and Investigation
According to the complainant, the caller further threatened to kidnap him and murder his younger brother, Musa Ismaila, if the ransom was not paid. Upon receiving the report, police operatives activated intelligence-driven strategies, collaborating with the Intelligence Response Team (IRT) and using technical support to swiftly track and arrest two suspects: Yakubu Ismaila (male) and Hadiza Kosia (female), both nationals of the Republic of Togo.
Confession and Evidence
In a statement issued by SP Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, the command's Public Relations Officer, preliminary investigations revealed the suspects' direct link to the criminal conspiracy. During interrogation, both confessed to their involvement in the attempted kidnapping and extortion plot. Ejire-Adeyemi added that a mobile phone used to issue the threatening calls was recovered from one of the suspects and has been taken into police custody as a critical exhibit.
