Oyo police arrest suspect over reported ₦3m kidnap-and-kill threat

Police in Oyo State, Nigeria, have arrested a suspect allegedly linked to a threat to kidnap and kill a resident of Saki and members of his family, Punch Nigeria reports. The threat reportedly demanded ₦3m and involved the threatened abduction and killing of the resident and his family. The source did not identify the victim, the suspect or the person who made the threat.

According to the report, police made the arrest during an intelligence-led operation. The supplied material did not provide the date or location of the operation, or say whether any weapon, ransom demand or other evidence was recovered. It was also not stated whether the suspect had been charged, whether the alleged threat had been carried out in any form, or whether other people were being sought.

The police investigation remains the basis for the reported link between the suspect and the threat. No statement from the suspect or a lawyer representing him was included in the available material. Punch Nigeria’s report provided no further details about the case or the family’s current condition.