Ondo ‘overdosed Tramadol’ kidnapper dies in custody

The suspected kidnapper, who was arrested during a failed kidnap
operation, has been confirmed dead.

The Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, of the Ondo State Police
Command, Femi Joseph who revealed this to DAILY POST on Tuesday,
stated that the suspect died due to complications from high dose of
Tramadol he took before the botched operation despite efforts made to
revive him.

We had reported how the suspect was apprehended following a failed
kidnap attempt on a pharmacist after the suspect was said to have
overdosed on Tramadol.

He had been unconscious since his arrest over the August 5 kidnap
attempt at a patent medicine store after two of his gang members had
escaped.

According to the PPRO, the suspect died at the Owo General Hospital
where medical personnel had battled to revive him.

"The suspect died nine days after we arrested him; we thought he would
be revived so that he could help us in our investigation," Joseph
said.