The Lagos State Police Command, on Friday, confirmed the killing of nine suspects planning to kidnap some wealthy individuals in various areas in the state.
The State Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin disclosed this during a parade at the command Headquarters in the Ikeja area of the state, saying that the command had been trailing the suspects for the past eight months.
He explained that upon receiving intelligence about their operations two weeks ago, the State Commissioner of Police, Adegoke Fayoade directed the command’s tactical teams to commence work on it.
He said, “Our intelligence-gathering assets yielded very credible and actionable intelligence about a dangerous and very notorious gang of kidnappers planning to kidnap some high net-worth individuals in Lagos.
