The Department of State Services, DSS has arrested a medical doctor accused of transporting medical supplies from Sokoto to kidnappers operating in parts of Kwara State.
This was revealed in a statement issued in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Rafiu Ajakaye.
According to the statement, the doctor was apprehended in the Jebba axis after intelligence reports linked him to a network of kidnappers and their couriers.
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Security sources say the criminal gangs have recently become desperate for medical attention due to gunshot injuries sustained during clashes with security operatives.
A security official however warned that the development may push kidnappers to target health facilities in remote, forest-bordering areas.
“So, we are advising improved security measures in health facilities in thickly forested areas which the kidnappers may target,” the official said.
(Editor: Terverr Tyav)
