Oyo police arrest suspect over kidnap-and-kill threat, N3m demand

The Oyo State Police Command has arrested a suspect, Hantsi Abdullahi, in connection with a kidnap-and-kill threat against a 50-year-old resident of Seni Salla Village, Saki, and his family members.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Olayinka Ayanlade, disclosed this in a statement on Monday.
According to the statement, the case was reported to the police at about 6:20pm on September 19 by the complainant, Metu Jilani, who said he had received threatening calls on September 13.
“The callers claimed that they had been contracted to kidnap and kill him and his family, while warning that any attempt to flee would result in the abduction of his younger brother,” the police ...