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Ibadan—A shrine, suspected to be a hideout for kidnappers has
been discovered by Oyo State Police Command at Isase,
Ojoku, in Ona Ara Local Government Area of the state.
Fake dollar notes and posh cars were discovered at the shrine,
which is located in a very remote place, by a team of policemen
led by the State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Muhammed
Katsina.
The cars include two Toyota Camry, with number plates
LAGOS AAA-125 and LAGOS AAA-207 DH; and
another Nissan Almera, with number plates LAGOS AGL 882
DF.
Other items found at the shrine include idols, charms, cowries
and mats.
There was an underground cell where captives were believed to
be kept. Also discovered in the place was a substance that looked
like palm oil and salt, which were poured on some statues.
Though two of the suspects escaped, policemen arrested one of
them whose name was given as Ismail Adesina, 43.
Confession
He denied the allegation that they were ritualists, but confessed
that he and others at large were using the shrine to dupe their
victims.
He added that they collected between N150,000 and N250,000
from their victims, depending on the extent of deceit.
The suspect said they had been using the shrine for the past four
years.
He said: “We have deceived up to five persons, comprising four
men and one woman. The woman came to us because she was
barren. We asked her to bring N150,000 or N200,000.
“We built this place ourselves. We do the work of Babalawo
here. Our clients used to come from as far as Abuja.
“I hail from Beyerunka, Ibadan. My father was a Babalawo.
But my father was not a fraudster like me.
“The owners of the cars are our partners that usually bring
customers to us.
“My wife divorced me and went away with the two kids she
had for me. She left me about two years ago because she asked
me for money and I did not have.
“I have been into this business before the divorce issue came in.”
The police commissioner said he had spread his dragnet to catch
the fleeing suspects wherever they might be
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