Army begins clampdown on kidnappers in South West

Men of the 32 Artillery Brigade Owena Barracks, Akure, the Ondo state capital, have said that they are ready to rid the society of kidnappers and bandits in Ondo and neighbouring Ekiti states.

According to the Commander, Brig.Gen, Zakari Logun Abubakar,cparts of the plan to rid and fight kidnapping epidemic was the launching of the “Special Anti-Kidnapping Squad” of the military.

He lamented the rampant cases of kidnapping fast becoming growing business for criminals who use the deep forest to cover up and demand for huge ransom.

Abubakar, who assured the military would fight the scourges of kidnapping with full strengths in the states, declared that the days of the criminal elements are numbered.