Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun has warned of a tough time for criminals, saying his administration would use all means to chase them out of the state.
Governor Abiodun gave the warning yesterday when he received officers and men of the police command, who rescued a Nigerian and three Indians kidnapped at Ilisan along the Sagamu-Benin Expressway last week.
The governor, who acknowledged the efforts of the policemen in rescuing the victims, said his administration had put in place measures that would make the state too hot for criminals to operate.
He said: “Sometime last week, it was reported that over 20 people were kidnapped in this particular instance we are describing. Of course, the police immediately clarified that they were four.
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“A few days after, through creative and ingenious means, men of the police command brought the kidnappers to book. In the course of tracking and arresting, all of them were neutralised.
“I want to sound a note of warning to criminals that Ogun State is a no-go area. I want to assure them that we are just beginning; this is a sample of what the police command has in stock for criminals.”
Police Commissioner Abiodun Alamutu, while introducing the men who took part in the operation, said the kidnappers were engaged in a fierce gun battle with members of the Command’s Anti-kidnapping Squad, led by an officer, who was recently transferred to the state from Oyo State.
The police commissioner said items recovered from the scene of the crime include five AK-47 rifles, 109 rounds of 7.62mm ammunitions, eight AK 47 magazines and two mobile phones.