A popular Islamic cleric, Sheikh Taofeeq Akeugbagold, whose twins were kidnapped and released recently, with the kidnappers paraded, has named the person behind the kidnap of the children as Opeyemi Ibraheem Agbenuso odo .
Opeyemi was one of the six suspects paraded by the Police in connection with the kidnap, who collected ransom of N4million before releasing the children after 8 days.
The other suspects paraded are Rildwan Taiwo (30), Rafiu Mutiu (35), Olumide Ajala (36), Fatai Akanji (39), Bashiru Muhammed (25) and Rafiu Modinat (29)
Akeugbagold stated in the post, “Alhamdulillah! Allah has bear me witness that i worship Him only. This is Opeyemi Ibraheem Agbenuso odo a casual worker under me who is handling social media aspects of my Ramadan lecture.
“He was the BETRAYAL who organised and masterminded the Kidnapping. He so much warmed himself into my heart that till 3 days ago we do break fast together on the same plate,him only. I believe he’s full of wisdom and i penciled him down for HAJJ 2020 with promise to finance his wedding 100% in December.
“Is it a crime to be nice to an highly talented but jobless young man? He’s to collect N100k for handling my Ramadan lecture social media apart from data, he has collected 25% apart from daily gift. Alhamdulillah for everything”.
However, during interrogation by newsmen, Opeyemi, denied being a party to the abduction.
He said after Muhammed had committed the crime, he escaped to Sokoto State, but later confessed to him on phone about the operation.
Opeyemi said after Muhammed had committed the crime, he escaped to Sokoto State but later confessed to him on phone about the operation.
“I then persuaded him to go and confess to Alhaji Akewugbagold. In fact, when he called me on WhatsApp, I notified the police and I persuaded him to return to Ibadan.
“When he got back, I met him and he narrated how the whole operation went; it was while taking him to Alhaji Akewugbagold’s house to confess that the police arrested the two of us.
“I didn’t know anything about the abduction. I only wanted to make him confess to Alhaji Akewugbagold. My plan was to take him to Alhaji, with the remaining money and explain, but I was arrested by the police,” Oyeleye said.
Also, one of the suspects, Modinat Rafiu, who was in charge of caring for the children during the eight days they were in captivity, said she was not involved in the crime.
According to her, when her husband, Mutiu Rafiu, brought the twins to their house at Ogbere Target on April 25 with his friend, Fatai Akanji, they claimed Akanji’s wife had abandoned the children and absconded with a lover.
“I was then told to take care for the children and not allow them to go out as Akanji’s wife was searching for them so that she could take them. I immediately believed them and didn’t suspect anything until I was arrested by the police,” she said.
