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  • Suspected twin kidnapper lynched in Ilorin

    Suspected twin kidnapper lynched in Ilorin

    Angry mob Monday hacked suspected female kidnapper to death in Ilorin, Kwara state.

    The incident was said to have happened at the Offa Garage end of Ilorin-Offa Road.

    The mob after lynching the suspect allegedly dropped her corpse on the median of the road close to a popular petrol station and close to the NURTW motor park.

    It was gathered that the suspect attempted to kidnap twins  in a Muslim school within Kikanlo area of Ilorin on the pretext that their mother had asked her to take custody of the babies.

    The source added that when the mother of the twins was contacted she denied sending anyone to bring home the children.

    She was said to have rushed to the school, screaming that she never sent anybody.

    Source further said that people who heard the lamentation of the mother followed her and pounced on the suspect and ragged her along to the road to the Offa Garage end of the Ilorin-Offa road set her on fire.

    Attempts by some people to prevent the mob from lynching her were unsuccessful.

    Spokesperson of the state police command Ajayi Okasanmi confirmed that the suspect was set ablaze before the arrival of the police officers.

    He noted that the police had rescued people from lynching along the same area who were falsely accused of committing one crime or the other.

    He warned residents to stop taking laws into their hands, adding that they should report suspects to the police for necessary action.

    He also said three people had been arrested in connection with the incident.

  • Army recovers more corpses, skulls in Rivers ex-militant leader’s shrine

    Army recovers more corpses, skulls in Rivers ex-militant leader’s shrine

    The 6 Division of the Nigerian Army, in the Rivers state capital, Wednesday says it has recovered more corpses and skulls from the den of a former militant leader, Prince Johnson Igwedibia, popularly known as General Don Waney, in his Aligwu community, Omoku, in Ogba/-Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area (ONELGA) of the State.

    The spokesman of the Division, Colonel Aminu Iliyasu disclosed this in a statement in Port Harcourt, the state capital.

    Illiyasu further said that the Military also recovered a decomposing body and skulls of unknown persons from the den.

    The decomposing bodies and skulls were reportedly recovered after the General Officer Commanding (GOC), Major-General Enobong Udoh, led men of the 6 Division to comb the evil forest where the notorious kidnap kingpin used as shrine and graveyard.

    This was even as the Army had declared manhunt on the former militant leader, who embraced the Rivers State Amnesty programme in October, 2016.

    Earlier this week, (Monday), a combined team of security operatives in the state had raided the criminal’s den when they allegedly exhumed several skulls, bones and other human parts from the forest behind his camp.

    Army was assisted in the second raiding by men of the local vigilante group, known as ONELGA Security, Planning and Advisory Committee (OSPAC).

    The operation was said to have lasted for several hours, after a combined security team, had on Monday, invaded General Waney’s camp, following reported cases of killing, kidnapping, robbery and other heinous crimes perpetrated by notorious group.

    Iliyasu said the Army would hand over property and other items recovered to the State government and other appropriate agencies for further investigation and prosecution.

    Addressing newsmen on the exercise, the Care Taker committer (CTC), Chairman, Osi Olisa, commended the Nigerian Army for the action against Waney and his group.

    Olisa expressed confidence in the ability of the OSPAC to tackle insecurity in the LGA. The Vigilante group is his brainchild.

    He said: “What has happened is a welcome development. What you have now is a situation where the Nigerian Army has performed their traditional duty, which is secure lives and property of the people.

    “The recoveries that were made by security operatives are for humanity to appreciate the reality that is with us in our environment.

    “The activities of the group speak for itself. OSPAC is there to secure the council. And there is nobody, whatsoever, that can withstand the strength of the group, by the grace of God”, Olisa expressed.

    Meanwhile, other items recovered from Waney’s camp included arms and ammunition, military camouflages, bags of gun powder, motorcycles and cash.

    Igwedibia a notorious criminal, kidnapper, illegal oil bunkerer who held way in the south-south and parts if south-east region was rumoured to have been killed during the first military raid at his shrine,  which doubled as his kidnap camp in a community in ONELGA; but the military debunked the rumour,  saying that they did not meet him at the time of visit.

     

  • Police nab notorious robber, kidnapper in Aba

    Police patrol team attached to the Central Police Station (CPS), Aba Area Command, has reportedly arrested a member of a four-man notorious robbery gang operating in Aba, Ejiagba Michael.

    A kidnap suspect, Prince Agorom, was also nabbed by another team of police patrol team from the CPS.

    Michael in company of his gang members was alleged to have stolen N300, 000:00, one Gionee phone, among other valuables and has admitted to the crime.

    Sources told our reporter that Agorom, the leader of a four-man kidnap gang, was arrested after the police team led by the DPO of CPS responded to a distress call.

    The Nation learnt Anumba Ozoemelam of Ugorji Street, off Okigwe Road, Aba reported to the Aba Central Police Station how he was robbed by a man identified as Johnson, whom he (Ozoemelam) met on the social media.

    According to a source, “Ozoemelam said he met Johnson on the social media and a few days after chatting with him, Johnson invited him to a birthday party on August 10 at 24, Ibegbulam Street, near Omuma Road, Aba.

    “Johnson sent a keke to pick Ozoemelam up at a junction to his house and on arrival, he was forced to surrender his belongings. He was beaten up after which they called his elder brother demanding N5million before they would release him.

    “The hoodlums also took Ozoemelam to his house, ransacked his room and made away with N10, 000 which they found in his wardrobe. At midnight, Ozoemelam managed to escape from their den while they were sleeping.

    “When the matter was reported at Central Police Station, Aba, the DPO swung into action and arrested Agorom, the leader of the syndicate, two days later and he confessed to the crime.”

    The source said efforts were on to arrest other members of the gang.

  • Five arrested for ‘lynching’ suspected kidnapper in Oshodi 

    Five arrested for ‘lynching’ suspected kidnapper in Oshodi 

    Five persons have been arrested in connection with Tuesday’s lynching of a suspected kidnapper at Oshodi.

    The suspects were Wednesday paraded by the Police Commissioner Fatai Owoseni at the Officers’ Mess, Ikeja.

    They are Ogbonna Nwankwo, Oyetunji Abimbola, Akeem Jimoh, Kingsley Okoro and Iris Adebisi
    According to the police, the suspects instigated the mob action against the suspect kidnapper, who allegedly abducted three children around Akinpelu.

    The Nation reports that one of the children kidnapped by the suspect was found dead inside a bag they were put in.

    Owoseni said despite warnings to residents to shun mob justice, thr suspects pepertrated same act.
    He said: “It is however appalling to note that despite this warning, some hoodlums descended on a yet-to-be identified man and lynched him to death under the guise that he is a kidnapper. Five suspects have been arrested.”

    Similarly, two commercial motorcyclists were arrested for allegedly abducted one Coporal Ojo Taiwo, after they were prevented from parking in front of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) orientation camp, Ipaja Agege.

    According to Owoseni, the Corporal was rescued by military personnel attached to the camp, adding that 12 abandoned motorcycles were recovered from other fleeing suspects.

  • Police parade notorious kidnapper for murder of 60-yr-old woman

    Police parade notorious kidnapper for murder of 60-yr-old woman

    Police in Ebonyi State have arrested eleven suspects including a kidnap master strategist operating within Ebonyi and Abia States, Ogonna Alioka.

    Alioka, popularly known as Pilot according to the police, was allegedly among the gang of kidnappers involved in the abduction and killing of a sixty year old woman Mrs. Catherine Okorie Chukwu.

    The late Mrs Okorie deceased, an indigene of Ishiagu community in Ivo local government area of EbonyiState was on January 18th, 2017 abducted in her residence.

    Unfortunately, she was later killed and buried by her assailants in a shallow grave located in a in a forest bordering Lokpanta in Umunneochi and Awgu local government areas of Abia and Enugu States, for recognizing one of the kidnappers

    Parading the suspects at Police Headquarters Abakaliki, the Police spokesman in state, Mr Jude Madu said though some members of the gang had been arrested and arraigned in court, Alioka who allegedly drove the vehicle used in the operation had been on the run until few days ago when he was arrested in Abia State.

    The suspect Alioka, in a chat with reporters confessed to the crimes.

    He alleged that the woman was killed while fleeing from them in the bush pointing out that he engaged the kingpin in a fight when the incident occurred.

    He said after killing the woman he ran away to avoid being arrested pointing out that the abduction of the woman was masterminded by a politician in Ishiagu.

    Other suspects which included one Chukwudi Nwezaku, Otu Okpara, Eze Chima ,Chiadikaobi Ani, Uchechukwu Aniewo and Ozomena Obasi were arrested in connection with armed robbery attacks, electricity cable vandalism, buying of stolen cars and unlawful possession of firearms.

    Mr Madu explained that Police also arrested one Gideon Omaka who was just released from prison custody in March this year for allegedly robbing and killing one Eze Idam Ogbonnaya during a robbery incident in Amasiri, Afikpo North local government area.

    The group is believed to be responsible for various armed robbery and other criminal activities recorded recently in the area.

    Omaka’s arrest came after angry youths in the community attacked and buried alive his brother Chukwudi Omaka who was also part of the robbery gang who robbed Ogbonnaya.

    An eyewitness and resident of the community, Emmanuel Udu told our reporter that Omaka was also among robbers who robbed one cool room known as Etuelughu which belongs to Oko Udu Monday and another businessman identified simply as David who sells provision

    “This handsome boy was beaten thoroughly; despite that, he refused to call the names of his members. He was later buried alive by Amasiri youths”, Emmanuel told our Correspondent.

    Items recovered from them included five vehicles, one tricycle, electronics, guns and live cartridges.

    Mr Madu said all the suspects arrested would be arraigned in court soon.

     

  • Notorious Italian kidnapper arrested in Delta

    The Delta State Police Command has paraded a notorious kidnapper, Mr. Femando Blessing, an Italian national who belongs to a kidnapping syndicate terrorizing Ozoro in Isoko North Local Government Area of the state and its environs. Parading the Italian kidnapper alongside other criminals arrested for various offenses, the state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Zanna Ibrahim, said that the suspect was arrested at the spot where he came to collect ransom of additional sum of N50,000 from the victim’s relatives having robbed the victim of the sum of N250, 000. The CP said that efforts to arrest other fleeing gang members was on course.

    He noted that one of the paraded suspects, Inalu Felix was arrested for being in possession of one black bag containing human intestines, two small gallons containing substances, suspected to be human parts and charms. “On June 4, 2017, one Inalu Felix Chibogwu ‘m’, who was suspected to have participated in the attack on Umuebu community, was arrested at Abavo by a vigilant police team on stop and search duty.

    The team stopped the passenger bus the suspect boarded in a bid to escape to Lagos. Upon the search conducted on the bus and passengers, a bag and two gallons containing the above mentioned exhibits, belonging to the suspect, were recovered.” The police boss said that his men also arrested one Salihu Tola, a dismissed soldier and a kingpin of kidnap syndicate that specialises in kidnapping females within Asaba and environs. He said that the suspect confessed his participation in several kidnap of female victims. “He is helping the police in investigation with a view to arresting other members of the gang.”

  • Why we sexually abused our victim for 3 days – Kidnapper

    A notorious kidnapper, Abubakar Mojumba, now in police net, at the weekend narrated how members of his gang  sexually abused  a female victim for three days when members of her family could not raise money demanded as ransom. The kidnap suspect, a Fulani, was said to have stormed the home of their victim, also a Fulani at Elewuro village, Iganna , Oyo State and abducted the woman, Saidat Musa.

    They also stole victim’s husband motorcycle with which she victim was taken away on June 7, 2017 at about 1am. Speaking further, the kidnap suspect who was in handcuff at the Eleyele Police headquarters, Ibadan, Oyo state last weekend, said he was only promised the motorcycle if the operation succeeded by other members of the gang now at large.

    The 22-year-old kidnapper told newsmen that the gang had, after the abduction of the victim, went back to the husband of the victim to collect money demanded as ransom when some of the villagers gave them a hot chase and in the process, he was caught, while three other members escaped. Mojumba , who spoke in Hausa language through an interpreter , said he was almost killed by the angry villagers before he was rescue by the police.

    The 22 year old suspect sustained severe injuries all over his body especially on head. According to him, when other members of his gang could not get the money, they went back into the forest where they kept their victim and she was sexually abused for three days . The captive was later released by the gang voluntarily.

    The Oyo State Police Commissioner, Mr. Abiodun Odude, who briefed journalists before the parade, explained how the kidnap suspect was arrested, saying that three other now at large were been trailed by his men. He revealed that a locally made single barrel gun was recovered from the suspect when he was nabbed.

    ” On June 7, 2017 at 1am , the suspect and others now at large conspired together and kidnapped a 22 year old female victim. Saidat Musa who was abducted from her residence in Elewuro village, Iganna to a thick forest in Iwere -Ile where she was held hostage for three days and sexually abused before she was rescued from her abductors,” he said.

     

  • Suspected bandit, kidnapper arrested on Kaduna-Abuja road

    Troops from 1 Division, Army, Kaduna State, have arrested a notorious bandit, Sani Ibrahim, aka “Burtu”, on the Kaduna-Abuja expressway.

    The Director of Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Sani Usman, confirmed the arrest in a statement yesterday. He said the suspect was arrested when the troops cordoned “armed bandits’ camp at Rijana forest.

    According to him, Ibrahim had been on the wanted list for a long time, saying due to the resurgence of banditry and kidnapping on the roads, the troops carried out clearance operation at Rijana forest.

    He said one motorcycle and 25 goats were recovered from the camp.

    Troops also mounted an ambush at the Zamfara/Kebbi State border and neutralised three bandits. They recovered 134 cows and 13 sheep, Gen. Usman added.

  • Kidnapping: Police nab most wanted suspect in Lagos

    Kidnapping: Police nab most wanted suspect in Lagos

    The Inspector-General’s Intelligence Response Team (IRT) led by ACP Abba Kyari on Saturday said it has arrested one of the most wanted suspected kidnappers in Lagos.

    Kyari, who confirmed the arrest to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), said that the suspect was arrested at his Magodo residence in Lagos.

    “IRT headquarters in Abuja is celebrating the arrest of the most wanted brilliant and notorious high profile kidnapper in Nigeria.
    “He has collected several billions of Naira as ransom in the last seven years as the kingpin of kidnappers.

    “He was arrested at about 1.00p.m on Saturday in his residence in Magodo Estate, Lagos,” Kyari said.

    He commended the Force Headquarters for mobilising the resources to go all out against the “richest and most notorious kidnapper” in the history of Nigeria.

    Kyari said the Inspector-General had directed that the suspect should be paraded before newsmen on Sunday in Lagos. (NAN)

  • Ondo monarch’s kidnapper begged victim to pray for him to renounce criminality

    Ondo monarch’s kidnapper begged victim to pray for him to renounce criminality

    •Second–in-command abducted alongwith Oba Daodu relives trauma

    The last may not have been heard about the kidnap of Ondo State monarch, Oba Sunday Daodu, last weekend.

    This is as the second-in-command, Chief Olugbenga Giwa, who was kidnapped along with the monarch has revealed how the leader of the kidnap gang regretted his involvement in criminal activities and begged his astounded victim to pray for his “deliverance from the spirit of criminality.”

    Giwa said: “There was a time inside the bush that the leader of the kidnappers approached the monarch to pray for him to renounce his criminality.

    Oba Daodu consented and prayed for him.” He debunked the claim that they were targeted for abduction,stressing that they were only victims of circumstance that could happen to any passenger on the highway.

    Giwa said the hoodlums held them after shooting and deflating two tyres of the vehicle they were travelling in. He said they became so apprehensive immediately the kidnappers shot their tyres that it didn’t occur to them to pray for divine intervention.

    After immobilizing their vehicle, Giwa said the gunmen grabbed them and pushed him and the monarch into the bush where the journey to an ‘unknown’ land began. According to him: “The abductors were not Yoruba going by their postures and intonations.

    “They look more like Boko Haram insurgents. We were inbetween life and death because of the brutal treatment they meted out to us.” The monarch and his second-in command were abducted last weekend near Oba-Akoko on Owo-Ikare Road around 4.30pm.

    Giwa, who is the Shaba of Iyani-Akoko, drove the monarch’s car before they were seized by the kidnappers.

    Notable personalities have continued to visit the palace of the monarch to rejoice with him. Former Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly,Dr Bakitta Bello, said he was disturbed that public highways in the country were no more safe for passengers.

    He urged the state assembly to “enact a law that would curtail kidnapping and armed robbery.” On his part, the Chairman, Akoko Northwest Local Government Council, Morakinyo Ajayi, who paid a congratulatory visit to the freed monarch appreciated Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu for his efforts in ensuring the safe return of Oba Daodu from the kidnappers’ den.