Kogi: Suspected kidnappers informants arrested after robbery operation

Two suspected bandits informants have been arrested in Itobe, Ofu Local Government Council Area in Kogi East Senatorial District, after they lured and Okada rider into forest and snatched his motorcycle.

Information made available to CAPITAL POST in Lokoja on Wednesday, revealed their names as Omika Isa and Stephen Garuba.

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The two were said to have lured a Motorcycle rider, Yunusa Salifu to the Etutu forest in Itobe community and after assaulted him, they left him unconscious and flee with the motorcycle on October 20, 2026.

The victim was later rescued by men of Vigilante Service and rushed him to a medical facility in Itobe and was revived.

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Asked if he could described the perpetrators which he did and after their arrest, he recognises, the perpetrators later confessed to have carried out the crime.

They confessed to be informants to kidnappers along Itobe/Ochadamu road and had participated in some criminal activities around the area.

Our correspondent gathered that they may be handed over to the Police for prosecution, while Police has not yet issued a statement on the incident immediately.

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