Four men are now in police
custody in Ekiti State police command for allegedly kidnapping a juju priest,
42-year-old Adegoke Asanu, in Ikere-Ekiti, headquarters of Ikere Local
Government Area of Ekiti State.
It was gathered that the herbalist had been abducted last
Wednesday by the suspects while he was lodged at a guest house in Ikere Ekiti
to prepare a charm for his client. Asanu, who said he was based in Asaba,
capital of Delta State said he was at the guest house when four men came there
in a mini bus, adding that he was taken to an unknown place in their bus, and
was manhandled.
Two of the suspects Alabi
Olubodun, 28, and Ayokunle Ojo, the victim’s brother who also said he was an
herbalist, claimed that they had a deal with the victim that went awry.
The Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, of the Ekiti
Police command, Mr. Victor Olu Babayemi, who confirmed the development on today
said the police were alerted while the manager of a guest house in the town
helped with useful information about the suspects.
Babayemi also confirmed
that the gang was made of six members were accosted by the police at Ikere –
Ijare Road, but explained that only four of the suspects were arrested by the
police after a gun duel in the woods of Ikere as two of them escaped.
He said investigation had
commenced in the matter and added that the suspects would be charged to court
as soon as investigations were concluded.