Police Arrest Two Brothers For Kidnap, R@pe And Robbery

Two brothers, Femi and Kayode Fagbohun, have been detained by the Ogun State Police Command for kidnapping, robbing, and raping Ajiboye Aminat, a 17-year-old Abeokuta resident.

The victim claimed that she had made an online reservation for a ride in a Toyota Camry driven by Femi, registered EKP 352 AE, from Lekki in Lagos State to Abeokuta Garage, Mowe, on June 3, 2024.

Another man, Kayode, entered the car with a broken bottle and threatened to kill her if she made any noise after it parked in front of Deeper Life Church, Lotto in Mowe. Then Femi drove off the car to an unknown place.

The victim was told during the journey that she had been abducted and instructed to contact a specific person to arrange for the payment of a ransom to be released.

The woman was robbed of her iPhone 13 Pro Max, which is worth at N840,000, along with N50,000 in cash. Her partner was held ransom for N200,000, according to command spokesperson SP Omolola Odutola, who verified the incidence on Wednesday, October 9.

Odutola reported that after being brought to a secluded location at Omu Junction, Ofada, the victim was also r@ped by her attackers.

“The victim reported on Monday at about 10:02 AM that while travelling from Lekki in Lagos State to Abeokuta garage in Mowe, she booked an online ride in a Toyota Camry with registration number EKP 352AE,” the PPRO stated.

“She was informed that she had been kidnapped and was asked to call someone to pay a ransom. She called her boyfriend, Akinwale Williams, who transferred N200,000 to an FCMB account belonging to one Awanatu Hamzat Adejoke. A sum of N50,000 cash was taken from her, including an iPhone 13 Pro Max valued at N840,000.”

“Following her report, investigators tracked her stolen phone to one Tunde Ajayi, a male from Oke Sioni Imedu Mowe, who led the detectives to Fagbohun Kayode, a 41-year-old male from Shodeko village Ofada.

“Upon questioning, Kayode admitted to entering the Camry at Deeper Life area and threatening the victim with a broken bottle. He also disclosed that the driver of the Camry is his older brother, Fagbohun Femi, a 43-year-old resident of Akeem Blocks Ofada

“Both men were later arrested and Kayode confessed to the crime.”

The two admitted that they had sold the car that was used to do the crime.

Odutole said that one of the suspects’ unregistered blue Toyota Camries had been found.

“The case will be referred to the SCID Eleweran Abeokuta for further investigation.”

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