Kwara State Police Command says it has neutralised three kidnappers and recovered arms and ammunition from them at Ejiu, Obbo Ile and Osi forest in southern senatorial zone of the state.
A statement by the spokesman of the command, Ajayi Okasanmi, on Tuesday said the incident occurred during an exchange of fire between the kidnappers and the joint teams of vigilante and police.
He explained that three of the kidnappers were neutralized, while others escaped with gunshot injuries.
Okasanmi noted that the operation was carried out by tactical team of the command in collaboration with local vigilante to rid the area of kidnappers and other criminal elements , following the recent kidnap and killing of a woman leader.
He listed exhibits recovered from them to include: One cut to size locally made pistol, One locally made gun, Four (4) cutlasses, Bunch of criminal charms, Two half eating roasted yams, One empty water bottle, and Six expended cartridges.
He said one of the neutralized kidnappers was identified as Dogo who has been in the wanted list of the police over the killing of one Femi Afolayan for failure to pay ransom sometime in February 2022.
Okasanmi maintained that efforts are ongoing to track and arrest the fleeing kidnappers.
The spokesman also noted that the state's Commissioner of Police, CP Tuesday Assayomo has warned criminals to pack their bags and leave Kwara State, as the command is double charged to ensure that citizens and residents of Kwara State sleep with their two eyes closed at night.
Okasanmi quoted the CP to have further enjoined the people of Kwara State to continue to work with the security agencies by exposing the criminal elements in their localities.