Kwara State Police Command said yesterday that its officials recovered two AK-47 rifles from suspected kidnappers in Bode-Saadu, Moro local government area of the state.
Other items seized from the suspects, allegedly on the run, include seven empty magazines, 50 rounds of AK47 live ammunition and three Tecno phone handsets.
Others are 11 handset batteries, charms, clothes and N255,000 cash.
Spokesperson of the command Ajayi Okasanmi said that the incident happened late December 31, adding that one of the suspects, who was on a motorcycle, jumped off and bolted away.
Okasanmi said: “Efforts to arrest the fleeing suspect, who is strongly believed to be one of the kidnappers operating around the border towns of Ekiti, Kogi, and Kwara states are ongoing.
“A detachment of policemen detailed to monitor the axis sighted and flagged down a Bajaj motorcycle operator for a routine check.
“Surprisingly, the rider of the motorcycle jumped down from the motorcycle and ran into the bush.
“The command has promised to exert the necessary pressure to see that the fleeing suspects and his gang members are arrested,” he said.
He solicited the support of members of the public to always give police information and report all strange activities around them to the public, while further assuring the citizens of the determination of the command to uphold the status of Kwara state as a state of harmony.
