Nigeria, Aug. 31 -- Barely 24 hours after two suspected members of a kidnap syndicate were shot dead by the police in Itoriarea of Ewekoro local government, Ogun State, another suspect has been killed by the force.

The Ogun police spokesperson, Abimbola Oyeyemi, in a statement on Tuesday, said the police had "another bloody encounter" with a kidnap syndicate at Ilala forest in Imala area of Abeokuta North local government area of Ogun state.

Mr Oyeyemi said one of the members of the syndicate was shot dead, while another was arrested by the police.

"The gun battle between the police and the kidnappers was as a result of information received by the police at Imala divisional headquarters that six armed kidnappers were sighted in the for...