Bodies of 2 Ogun State Kidnapped Victims Discovered in Shallow Graves.

The bodies of Ogunyemi Femi, a farmer, and Adekunle Ifelaja, a 71-year-old, who were allegedly abducted and killed by suspected kidnappers in the Ijebu-Igbo region of Ogun State, have been discovered by men of the Ogun State Police Command in shallow graves that the presumed kidnappers used.

Chukwuma Bartholomew and Igwe Monday, two members of a seven-person criminal gang who are thought to be accountable for the kidnappings and killings of the victims, confessed, leading to the discovery of the graves. Punch was informed of the discovery by the command's spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, who stated that the arrest happened just days after the anti-kidnapping team shot and killed two suspected kidnappers and freed a number of victims, including Indian nationals.

In reference to the exhumation of the dead, Odutola said that the suspects brought Abiodun Alamutu, the Commissioner of Police, and the anti-kidnapping team to the Ijebu-Igbo woodland after confessing to the crime during questioning.

“They are responsible for kidnappings and abductions that have been recorded in the Ijebu-Igbo area. They kidnapped their victims, demanded ransom from their family members, and then killed them. They then took them to a forest in Ijebu-Igbo, where they dug a shallow grave and buried them. They were arrested by our anti-kidnapping squad after a thorough investigation, which led the team to the hideouts of the criminals on June 28, 2024, in Ijebu-Igbo. After their confession, the suspects took the CP and members of the anti-kidnapping units to the forest where they buried the victims to exhume the corpses.”