Nigeria, Nov. 17 -- The Ondo State Police Command said it has arrested four persons allegedly involved in kidnapping and ritual activities in Ogbese, in the Akure North LGA of Ondo State.

Ifeoluwa Julius and three members of his gang were reportedly involved in a series of kidnappings, armed robberies, and ritual-related offences in Ogbese town.

The police, however, did not name the other members of the gang.

"This group had long remained on the Command's watch list due to mounting intelligence linking them to violent criminal activities within the area," police spokesperson, Olayinka Ayanlade, said in Akure on Sunday.

"Further intelligence revealed that the suspects had recently returned from a location where they procured criminal c...