The Department of State Services (DSS) has reportedly intercepted and detained a medical doctor alleged to be a key courier supplying essential drugs to kidnapping syndicates operating across parts of Kwara State.
The doctor, whose identity has not yet been released, was arrested in the Jebba axis after intelligence reports linked him to the transport of medical supplies from Sokoto to criminal gangs hiding in forested areas of the state.
SaharaReporters gathered that the kidnapping networks have recently grown desperate for medical care, especially as several members reportedly sustained gunshot injuries in clashes with security operatives.
According to a statement posted by the Kwara State Government on Friday on its X handle, the administration explained that the secret service reported that the criminal gangs appear to be desperate for medical care after sustaining gunshot wounds during encounters with security forces.
The statement read, “The Department of State Service has taken into custody a medical doctor who was ferrying drugs from Sokoto to kidnappers in parts of Kwara State.
“The doctor was intercepted in Jebba area following intelligence reports about the activities of the kidnappers and their couriers.
“The secret service says the criminal gangs appear desperate for medical care following gunshot wounds sustained in encounters with security forces.
“So, we are advising improved security measures in health facilities in thickly forested areas which the kidnappers may target,” according to a security official.”
Previously, SaharaReporters reported that two Chinese nationals had been kidnapped in Kwara State.
SaharaReporters gathered that the two men were working at a BUA road construction site in the state.
They were working on the Bode Saadu/Kaiama/Kosubosu road project during the week when they were forcefully whisked away by the gunmen.
They were taken off the construction site on December 1 by a group of masked armed men, sources told SaharaReporters.
“Gunmen recently invaded the BUA road construction site along Bode Saadu/Kaiama Road. On December 1, 2025, between 11pm and 4am, they attacked the site which is located less than 2 kilometers away from the village of Bielesin/Fallah and close to another village called Olokiti,” a security source told SaharaReporters.
“The gunmen fired sporadic gunshots for about 2 to 3 hours before abducting two Chinese Nationals working with the company. As at today, there is no information from the gunmen.
“No casualty was reported as well, except for these two Chinese Nationals who were taken away to an unknown destination.”
