A kidnap syndicate that specialises in the kidnapping of toddlers has been taken down by men of the Department of State Service (DSS) in Akure, the Ondo State capital.
Parading a nursing mother and other five members of the six-man syndicate on Monday, the state Director of formation, Mr. Jonatthan Kure disclosed that the syndicate had been terrorising the state for some time, kidnapping basically toddlers from two to four years old.
He revealed that a directive from President Muhammadu Buhari and with the support of the formation’s Director-General and the State Government, the syndicate of young men and a nursing mother was tracked down.
The state director said the nursing mother was the armourer and wife of one of the kidnap syndicates.
He said: “They have tormented so many families, especially within Akure, following the directive of President Buhari and support of our DG, we were able to launch a crackdown.
“What you can see, there are young men, what is even more touching is that one of their members is a nursing mother and wife of one of the kidnappers, she also plays a dual role of being the armourer of the group.”
Among items found in possession of members of the syndicate was arrested in a joint raid by men of the Nigerian Army and DSS include laptop computer sets, cash and locally made guns.
