Residents nab ‘ritualist’ who pretends to be madman in Ondo

Residents of Orita Obele Area of Akure, Ondo state, yesterday, apprehended a middle-aged man suspected to be a kidnapper and ritualist, who usually disguised as a madman to operate.
The suspect, simply identified as Adetoyinbo, was said to have been roaming the area, while some residents who suspected his movement monitored his movement and subsequently apprehended him when the approached the suspicious madman and found some charms and two handsets in his pocket.
It was however gathered that the suspect immediately removed the SIM cards from the phone and swallowed it before the people could recover it from him, just as the angry mob descended on the suspected madman who confessed to have been acting as a mentally deranged man to kidnap children in the area.
He was said to have also confessed that he travelled from Edo state to Akure and has been in the kidnapping business for some time.
Our correspondent reports that the suspect had been handed over to the Police.
Confirming the arrest, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) for the state, Mr Femi Joseph, said the man was in Police custody and investigation was on-going.

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