Ekiti State Police Command says it foils a planned kidnap operation in the Ayede Ekiti area and arrests two suspects. According to the state police, the arrests are made through an intelligence-led operation carried out by operatives of the Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU). Police spokesperson SP Sunday Abutu states that the suspects were arrested on July 4. The police say the suspects were linked to cattle rustling and had stolen cows. The Punch reports that the suspects were attempting to sell the stolen cows to raise funds for the planned kidnapping. After the arrests, the police recover the stolen cattle as part of the operation. Both reports present the case as a plot prevented before it is carried out, with law enforcement acting on information and detaining two individuals for further investigation. The police do not provide additional details in the excerpts provided, including the planned targets, the identities of the suspects, or the status of investigations.