Police foil plan to kidnap customs deputy comptroller, family – Punch Newspapers

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Deji Lambo

Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have foiled the alleged plot of a gang to kidnap a customs deputy comptroller and her family.

The state’s police spokesperson, CSP Chike Oti, in a statement on Sunday, said the alleged kidnappers,  Yomi Odudare and Olugbenga Ojo, were arrested after detectives attached to the Area D Command, Mushin, Lagos, thwarted their plan.

He said, “Acting on the directive of the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, Edgal Imohimi, the Area D commander assembled a decoy team which played along with a caller who had been making business calls to Yisa Theophilus, the younger brother of the female officer.

“The police team ran a quick check on the caller based on available information and came to the conclusion that he was up to something sinister.

“The team found out that aside from being a notorious criminal in the area, the caller,…



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