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Nigeria Monarch's Abduction in Kwara: Police Arrest Miners
Police said drones and other logistics helped track the suspects as investigations continue into the monarch’s abduction and ransom demand.
- On Monday, the Kwara State Police Command arrested 42 suspected illegal miners following the Saturday abduction of Oba Salman Olatunji Aweda in Olayinka community of Ifelodun Local Government Area.
- Commissioner of Police Adekimi Ojo reported that 10 heavily armed men stormed the palace Saturday evening, demanding money miners had paid the monarch earlier that day before abducting him.
- The monarch's brother, abducted alongside him, was abandoned after becoming exhausted. "Instead of killing him, they tied him to a tree and went away with the monarch," Ojo said.
- Ifelodun Local Government Area Chairman Abdulrasheed Femi Yusuf stated that security personnel and local vigilantes have intensified search operations, amid reports of a $300,000 ransom demand to free Aweda.
- The jihadist group Mahmuda has been active in Kwara South, where security fears are rising, leading residents to form vigilante groups to protect communities from increasing attacks on rural leaders.
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Monarch's Abduction: Police Arrest 42 Illegal Miners In Kwara
The Kwara State Police Command has arrested 42 suspected illegal miners following the abduction of a traditional ruler, Oba Salman Olátúnjí Aweda, in Olayinka community of Ifelodun Local Government Area. Commissioner of Police, Adekimi Ojo, disclosed this in an interview on Monday, linking the arrests to ongoing investigations surrounding the monarch’s abduction. Oba Aweda was reportedly kidnapped on Saturday evening by about ten heavily armed m…
Police arrest 42 over abduction of Kwara monarch
Police have arrested 42 suspected illegal miners as part of an investigation into the abduction of Oba Salman Olatunji Aweda, the ruler of the Olayinka community in Ifelodun in Kwara state. The monarch was kidnapped on Saturday evening when armed men reportedly stormed his palace. The kidnappers have reportedly demanded a ransom of N500m to … The post Police arrest 42 over abduction of Kwara monarch appeared first on Dateline Nigeria.
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