The Ogun police command said it had recovered the corpse of one of the kidnappers who kidnapped a youth corp member in Shagamu in a bush at Ilisan Remo.
DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, the State Police Public Relations Officer( PPRO ), disclosed this in a statement issued in Abeokuta on Friday.
The suspected kidnappers had on July 15 abducted the duo of Agnes Okoroji a youth corp member attached to Federal government girls college, Shagamu and Tawa Sosanwo.
According to the statement, the kidnappers met their waterloo when they were intercepted by policemen on routine patrol led by the DPO Okiki Agunbiade a Superintendent of Police.
“In a bid to escape arrest, the hoodlums opened fire on the policemen and the police men retaliated, a consequence upon which the kidnappers abandoned their Toyota sienna operation vehicle and the victims were rescued unhurt.
“The exchange of gunshot left one of the gang members dead while others escaped with bullet wounds.
LThe continuous combing of the bush led to recovery of the corpse of one of them that escaped with gunshot injury,” he said.
The Commissioner of police, CP Kenneth Ebrimson has directed a massive manhunt for the remaining members of the gang.
