Suspected kidnapper arrested withdrawing ransom at POS terminal in Kwara

The Kwara State Police Command has arrested one Muhamodu Sanni, linked to a suspected kidnapping syndicate around the Obudu/Woru axis of Ilorin East Local Government Area of the state.

A statement by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, on Wednesday said the suspect was arrested while attempting to cash out alleged ransom proceeds linked to a recent abduction.

According to her, the arrest followed intelligence gathering by the operatives after three people were abducted during an armed invasion of Obudu Village on July 28, 2026.

She added that while acting on the intelligence received, the operatives expanded their scope of investigation on the financial, logistics and communications channels surrounding the abducted persons, which later led to Sanni’s arrest.
“The sustained offensive of the Kwara State Police Command against kidnapping has recorded another significant breakthrough, as intelligence-led operations successfully penetrated the support structure of a kidnapping syndicate operating around Obudu/Woru axis of Ilorin East Local Government Area, culminating in the arrest of Muhamodu Sanni while allegedly attempting to cash out ransom proceeds linked to a recent abduction.

“The breakthrough followed the activation of the command’s intelligence and tactical architecture after three persons were abducted during an armed invasion of Obudu village on 28th July, 2026,” the police spokesperson said.