Three kidnappers arrested over death of 11-yr-old girl in Ogun

ABEOKUTA—Men of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad in Ogun State
have arrested three suspected kidnappers for allegedly killing an 11-
year-old- girl, Aminat Ishola, after kidnapping her from her father’s
company.



The suspects, including Babatunde Aderonmu, 21; Sina Damilare,
40, and Taofeek Kola, 50, were arrested in connection with the
kidnapping and murder of the primary five pupil.
They reportedly kidnapped the girl at Arugudu, Ijoko-Ota area of
Sango in Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of the state on May
21 and subsequently moved her to Osun Jegede, Ogbere area of
Ibadan in Oyo State, where she was held captive.
Mastermind is father’s former employee
Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Muyiwa Adejobi, while
parading the suspects at the SARs office, Magbon, Abeokuta,
yesterday, said one Babatunde Aderounmu, a former employee of
the victim’s father at his bakery, masterminded the action.
He said the girl died after one of the suspects, Taofeek Kola, who
claimed to be an alfa, administered a powdery sub-stance on her to
hypnotise her.
Adejobi said: “After the girl had died, they packed her corpse into a
sack and dumped the sack opposite Ogbere Police Station in
Ibadan.
“The following day, a woman whose shop is close to the police
station, noticed the sack and called the attention of the police. The
DPO ordered the opening of the sack and the corpse was
discovered. It has been taken to a morgue.
Ransom
“We have carried out an autopsy on the girl and we are awaiting the
result. We have gathered that the suspects had contacted the
parents of the girl and had demanded N2 million ransom before they
could release the girl.
“They agreed on N300,000, following the intervention of the police.
One Lasisi Olalekan reported the case of the missing girl to the
police and the officers had commenced investigation on the matter,
leading to the arrest of the lead suspect, Babatunde Aderounmu.
“The suspect had sent the account number of a prophetess, who
they claimed had prayed for them before, to the parents.
“The suspects have confessed that they employed the service of an
Alfa who administered a substance on the girl, which led to her
death and later dumped her remains very close to the Divisional
Police Station at Ogbere Tioya in Ibadan.”