Nigeria, Oct. 4 -- The police in Ogun State, on Sunday, arrested two suspected kidnappers while trying to collect ransom from the family of a seven-year-old victim.

The victim was also rescued by the police.

In a statement by Abimbola Oyeyemi, the Ogun police spokesperson, the suspects abducted the seven-year-old, when he was sent on an errand by his mother.

According to Mr Oyeyemi, the suspects, Muhammed Abubakar, 42, and Clinton Niche,18, were apprehended following a report lodged at Agbara Area command by one Stephen Ajibili that his seven years old son, Daniel, was abducted by unknown persons.

Mr Ajibili told the police that his wife sent their son on an errand around 11:20 a.m. on Sunday, after which he went missing.

He added th...