The Lagos State Police Command has arrested four teenagers for alleged involvement in oil theft and the abduction of two expatriates in the Epe and Igando area of the state.
Our correspondents learnt that the four suspects – Michael Loko, 19; Oluwatomi Obosi, 19; Francis Cyprian, 19; and Olatoye Semiu, 18 – were nabbed by the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, Ikeja, on Tuesday.
The suspects were also alleged to be involved in pipeline vandalism in the Isawo, Ikorodu area of the state.
It was gathered that two expatriates had been allegedly abducted in the Epe and Igando areas of the state at different times in July, after which undisclosed ransoms were paid before their release.
A police source said, “The teenagers also assisted oil thieves to carry petrol siphoned from pipelines into the trucks for sale.”
The police added that Loko was the leader of the gang.
Loko, who confessed to the kidnappings, said that he collected N280,000 as his share from the ransom paid for the release of the expatriate in the Epe area.
He added that his elder brother, Amos Loko, and other accomplices brought the victim to their hideout in Isawo.
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