The monarch of Ajowa Akoko, Oba Micheal Ipimoroti, has confirmed the arrest of a middle-aged man, identified as Jimoh Imoru, who allegedly kidnapped a Muslim cleric.
Jimoh Imoru was arrested inside a forest in Ajowa Akoko in Akoko North-West Local Government Area of Ondo State on Monday night.
Read Also:
This came four days after four persons suspected to be kidnappers, who allegedly kidnapped a Muslim cleric were arrested in the same forest last Friday by soldiers deployed in the area and the local hunters.
Umoru was said to be a member of the kidnap group that kidnapped the Muslim cleric but escaped arrest after four members of his group had been arrested.
It was gathered that the suspect was arrested by the joint efforts of some Fulani herdsmen, local vigilante group and the security men in the local government.
