Mohammed Bello, allegedly bailed out by ex-Gov Amosun in 2017, becomes kidnapper of OOU students, Imeko medical personnel

Lovers of peaceful co-existence in Ogun State have been urged to get rid of criminal elements in the state by cooperating with the Police and the Judiciary to see to the prosecution of the suspects involved in the kidnapping of OOU students, Imeko medical personnel as well as killing of Mrs Yemi Ojedapo.

The appeal, which was given by members of Ketu Professionals, a socio-cultural association in Ogun State comprises indigenes across varied professions, has became necessary in view of incessant attacks, kidnapping, maiming and killing of residents by criminally minded individuals.

KP proffered that prosecuting the suspects will no doubt serve as deterrent to others who indulged in wrecking havoc to the peace loving inhabitants of Ogun State.

We “have to stand up to ensure prosecution of these people once and for all. I can say without equivocation that this gang of hardened criminals has been wrecking havoc on our people for too long based on proof from our archive.

“Mohammed Bello who is one of the suspects paraded by Police was among another three suspects apprehended at Asa-Ibeku-Agbon area with AK47 after series of attacks on our kinsmen in 2017.

(See Punch Newspaper on December, 2017)

“The then Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Illyasu personally paraded him alongside one Mohammed Momoh and Yisau Umaru. After two months of non-prosecution, we pressed for a meeting stakeholders with the CP which held in his office. Our efforts to get Police to charge the suspects to court was truncated when the government of the day under Sen Ibikunle Amosun ordered the arrest of some of our people for allegedly creating a false atmosphere of insecurity in the state through series of newspaper publications.

“It took the intervention of a notable monarch who personally ran to Oke-Mosan to starve off the arrest.