Police operatives in collaboration with NSCDC, Amotekun, O.P.C and local hunters today, January 31 embarked on a bush combing operation through Oke-Osun, Ikere/Igbo-Okah to the thick forest around Iju/Ikere boundary to fishout kidnappers in the state.

During the Operation, five suspected kidnappers namely Usman Jelili, Mohammed Bande, Abubakar Aliu, Isah Abdullahi and Suleiman Abdullahi were arrested.

During interrogation, the suspects claimed to be herdsmen but it was later discovered that none of them had cattle in the forest where they were arrested.

Confirming the arrest to newsmen, the spokesperson of the command, DSP Abutu Sunday said items recovered from the suspects include Two Motorcycles, one cutlass, one jack knife/ dagger and four phones.